Poem by Rudyard Kipling

«Epitaphs of the War». 1914-1918. 27. Convoy Escort

I was a shepherd to fools 
    Causelessly bold or afraid. 
They would not abide by my rules. 
    Yet they escaped.    For I stayed.

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