Long dead soldiers with sightless eyes
Caricature of limbs reach for the skies
Standing together at heaven's gate
Brothers in arms - senseless fate

A German voice so rich and clear
Sang a Carol for all to hear
"Silent night, Holy night
All is calm, all is bright"

Sixty yards apart; trenches held men
War weary and wounded; crowded den
Freezing winter had stolen their will
Guns fell silent - no more to kill

Snow flakes fell, ground glistened
All soldiers of Ypres Salient listened
Allies and Germans shook each hand
Swapped photos on No Man's Land