The Piper

The Piper...

Reading 'Rilla of Ingleside' for the nth time, actually fourth or fifth time, but the nth time bit sounds good to me.. 
What is it about war that turns ordinary tales classic, 
n what poignant poem did Walter write from the trenches, titled 'The Piper'?

                                         The Piper.
When man turns against man
Against child n woman too,
When prophecies of blood
Graduate to being true,
When we call it war
And holy terrorism..
And beauty is lost
Look to the sky or prism.
Then does the piper pipe
To the heart in you?
To take up the cause
Of tunes that hold true..
For a strife free valley called Kashmir
Or a  green green zone on the hills
The piper's piping yet..
And forever will!