Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT A SEACOAST TAVERN, by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE First Line: We sat at drinking with our merry host Last Line: "for honor's sake, for truth and liberty." Subject(s): Bars & Bartenders; Drinks & Drinking; Pubs; Taverns; Saloons; Wine | ||||||||
WE sat at drinking with our merry host And saw them pass, the mighty ships of Mars, In single line, flying the Stripes and Stars, Sweeping to southward off the Gloucester coast; Our prattle ceased; an old man called a toast, "Pledge Uncle Sam, his guns, his gallant tars!" We drank and sat to silence and cigars, While our gray gentleman made bold a boast: "Earth's greatest clash of arms is yet to be, Some day the steel will ring around the world; Then these vast forts of force, with flags unfurled, Like flame-tongued demons shall patrol the sea, And all their stores of hot rage shall be hurled For honor's sake, for truth and liberty." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CUP OF TREMBLINGS by JOHN HOLLANDER VINTAGE ABSENCE by JOHN HOLLANDER SENT WITH A BOTTLE OF BURGUNDY FOR A BIRTHDAY by JOHN HOLLANDER TO A CIVIL SERVANT by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG WINE by FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT THE GOOD FELLOW by ALEXANDER BROME WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN A MEMORY by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE |
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