Peacetime made him a stranger

To a life that had been denied;

Returning to unknowing city...

Quiet town and countryside.

 

Peacetime made him nervous,

Despite being a warrior before;

Now changed beyond all understanding

By what he had met in war.

 

Peacetime brought its own fears

And new battles to be won,

With fervent prayers that what he'd known

Would not be endured by his son.

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