Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LOST TRUMPET, by NATHALIA CRANE


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THE LOST TRUMPET, by                    
First Line: It lies in a brooklyn garret
Last Line: Not even a trafalgar square.
Subject(s): Balaclava, Crimea; Trumpets


It lies in a Brooklyn garret,
A symbol of glory mislaid,
The trumpet that sounded the order --
The Charge of the Light Brigade.

The bugle of Balaklava --
The first of the orisons --
It holdeth the chant of the horses,
The roar of the Russian guns.

It lies in a Brooklyn garret
In glorious truancy there.
But fame needs no framework or easel,
Not even a Trafalgar Square.





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