Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO KEEP THE PEACE, by DANIEL GARNETT BICKERS


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TO KEEP THE PEACE, by                    
First Line: Rejoicing, celebrant and wild with joy we were
Last Line: Of peace shall be impossible. For vision in this work we ask!
Alternate Author Name(s): Bickers, D. G.
Subject(s): Earth; Peace; War; World


Rejoicing, celebrant and wild with joy we were—
And it was well! There was enough to stir the heart
Of all the nation unto shouts of praise—to hear
The word we longed for, news of peace; to know the part
Our country took in all that went to bring the end to pass!
To know that peace may be the portion of the world when all
The remnant rubbish of the wreck of war is cleared, to mass
The heaping blessings of the years to come, when calls shall fall
Upon the earth—it is enough to thrill the soul with joy!
But Peace her problems and responsibilities will bring—
The battles were but clearing of the way! Now to employ
The victory that peace shall mean what 'twas designed, to fling
About the nations such security that, knowing, trusting, each
Shall keep the other's safety as a sacred thing; that task
Is for the world today: To build so deep and broad that any breach
Of peace shall be impossible. For vision in this work we ask!





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