Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SONG FOR AMERICA, by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: How comely is our motherland Last Line: And guard her as of yore. Subject(s): United States; World War I; America; First World War | ||||||||
How comely is our motherland, With joy for every eye! O'er sunlit vales her mountains stand, Her prairies kiss the sky. From many an autumn-bordered lake Her fair streams seek the shore. We love her for her beauty's sake, But most for something more. What vigor in her throb and tread! How dauntless is her mind! She plants that continents be fed, And never looks behind. The magic of her lamp and tower O'ermates Aladdin's lore. We love her for her bounteous power, But most for something more. We love her for her tender heart, That thrills at Pity's call, Her will that Freedom's goodly part Shall be the share of all. . . . Lord of the stricken world, we ask, (Proud peace or holy war), Renew her might for every task And guard her as of yore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...D'ANNUNZIO by ERNEST HEMINGWAY 1915: THE TRENCHES by CONRAD AIKEN TO OUR PRESIDENT by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE HORSES by KATHARINE LEE BATES CHILDREN OF THE WAR by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE U-BOAT CREWS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE RED CROSS NURSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES WAR PROFITS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE UNCHANGEABLE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN AN ENGLISH MOTHER by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON |
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