Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CONNAUGHT RANGERS, by WINIFRED MARY LETTS Poet's Biography First Line: I saw the connaught rangers when they were passing by Last Line: And the green flags on their bayonets will flutter in the wind. Subject(s): World War I - Ireland | ||||||||
I SAW the Connaught Rangers when they were passing by, On a spring day, a good day, with gold rifts in the sky. Themselves were marching steadily along the Liffey quay An' I see the young proud look of them as if it was to-day! The bright lads, the right lads, I have them in my mind, With the green flags on their bayonets all fluttering in the wind! A last look at old Ireland, a last good-bye maybe, Then the gray sea, the wide sea, my grief upon the sea! And when will they come home, says I, when will they see once more The dear blue hills of Wicklow and Wexford's dim gray shore? The brave lads of Ireland, no better lads you'll find, With the green flags on their bayonets all fluttering in the wind! Three years have passed since that spring day, sad years for them and me. Green graves there are in Serbia and in Gallipoli. And many who went by that day along the muddy street Will never hear the roadway ring to their triumphant feet. But when they march before Him, God's welcome will be kind, And the green flags on their bayonets will flutter in the wind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SPIRES OF OXFORD by WINIFRED MARY LETTS BLESSINGS by WINIFRED MARY LETTS CHAPLAIN TO THE FORCES by WINIFRED MARY LETTS GLORNY'S WEIR by WINIFRED MARY LETTS GRANDEUR by WINIFRED MARY LETTS MY BLESSING ON WATERFORD by WINIFRED MARY LETTS THE CALL TO ARMS IN OUR STREET by WINIFRED MARY LETTS TO A SOLDIER IN HOSPITAL by WINIFRED MARY LETTS BRUCE AND THE SPIDER by BERNARD BARTON EMMELINE GRANGERFORD'S 'ODE TO STEPHEN DOLWING BOTS, DEC'D' by SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS |
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