Winding up for the throw
Readied, they stand
Toe to toe
Across a line.
A snowball fight
Dressed in shrapnel,
Draped in Armageddon,
Entrenched against a looming
Doom, armies beat the drum
and Quartermaster
Sutlers follow.
Moritūrī tē salūtant
They must eat tonight
Though they die tomorrow.
Readied, they stand
Toe to toe
Across a line.
A snowball fight
Dressed in shrapnel,
Draped in Armageddon,
Entrenched against a looming
Doom, armies beat the drum
and Quartermaster
Sutlers follow.
Moritūrī tē salūtant
They must eat tonight
Though they die tomorrow.