THE RED CROSS STAMP
BY IRVING SAYFORD.
Who’ll pay a cent with a square intent?
Red for their blood—and life is sweet;
White for the gleam of their winding sheet;
Green for their graves—and death, be fleet!
Who’ll pay a cent for a chance to cheat
The great white plague of its winding sheet?
One stamp for a penny—you’ll take how many?
Red’s for the glow of the Christmas cheer;
White’s for the peace of the brand-new year;
Green’s for the brow, not for the bier;
Who’ll drop a penny instead of a tear
To lessen the list in the brand-new year?