Five Years Later



On this very date in nineteen hundred eighteen

The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the three

... Major powers, which then made up the Allies

France, Great Britain and America were the guys



Namely - President Woodrow Wilson of the USA

Prime Minister Lloyd George was Britain's play

And Premier Georges Clemenceau of France

Who engineered the peace treaty, in advance



After which, the three dignitaries marched together

Out of the Hall of Mirrors and into the summer weather

As flowers were thrown over them and their car

Signifying the peace to come, amidst the rapture



A peace that would last for only twenty more years

For some were dissatisfied with the terms so clear

Including countries who are now once again embattled

For the Treaty of Versailles has been twice since - rattled ...



- Tristram



© Christopher W. Thomas

3:55pm Monday, June 28th, 1999