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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OF GENERAL GOURAUD, by ROBERTA BALFOUR First Line: He wears an empty sleeve Last Line: To victory, to liberty,—humanity! Subject(s): Blood; Courage; Generals; Leadership; Sacrifices; War; Valor; Bravery | |||
He wears an empty sleeve By whose command were legions swayed; Who heard in ears long deaf to boom of cannon, scream of steel The wail of little children fatherless, The moan of mothers crucified, The ruthless tread of hun on hun A hundred fold incarnate fiends. He led and fought and bled In Greece, in France, And on his head among the thorns of sacrifice Are stars full gleam, and in his heart The blood that princes shrink to shed. Fearless and maimed he leads Among the poppy fields and grain bloodspread To victory, to liberty,—humanity! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNLESS IT WAS COURAGE by MARVIN BELL THE QUALITY OF COURAGE by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET ON THE OREGON COAST; FOR WILLIAM STAFFORD by ROBERT BLY WORDS WITH WALLACE STEVENS by ROBERT BLY BUFFALO CLOUDS OVER THE MAESTRO HOON by NORMAN DUBIE A SONG OF COURAGE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE AUDACIOUS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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