Prompt from Winter Winks 221: 'The bells of England fair shall ring again!'
A rondeau
Army Medic
The bells shall ring, of England fair,
In celebration, everywhere;
When war is done and guns are still;
And none requires my surgeon's skill;
And all can start to mend; repair.
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For those now lost in deep despair;
As overflowing shelters fill
With those who need a medic's care;
The bells shall ring.
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No time to rest, no strength to spare;
A moment of relief is rare;
For those I heal return to kill,
To fall, to follow orders till
Above the cries, and smoke-filled air;
The bells shall ring.
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