The war of the Trojans and all the Greek crew
Was fought for the sake of a fair lady who
Went absent without leave, for weal or for woe,
And took her permission to Paris to go.
All Greeks grasped steel helmets and trench knives and tanks
And wheel teams and chariots and fell into ranks.
Shipping boards gave no trouble with quarrels or slips:
The beauty of Helen had launched all the ships.
All cautioned their sweethearts that since they must go,
To keep home hearths heated, on flirting go slow;