SMASH down the cities. Knock the walls to pieces. Break the factories and cathedrals, warehouses and homes Into loose piles of stone and lumber and black burnt wood: You are the soldiers and we command you. Build up the cities. Set up the walls again. Put together once more the factories and cathedrals, warehouses and homes Into buildings for life and labor: You are workmen and citizens all: We command you. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON A FAIR BEGGAR by PHILIP AYRES THE REVENGE OF HAMISH by SIDNEY LANIER OUR MASTER by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE POET by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY CONCLUDING VERSES, AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM AN AUTUMNAL MORNING WALK by BERNARD BARTON BY WAY OF THE STARS by LEVI BISHOP ADONIS by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |