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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A SOLDIER FRIEND, by KATHERINE DONOVAN MACKINNON Poet's Biography
First Line: You go not forth alone, with single power
Last Line: And follow you unchallenged, unafraid.
Subject(s): Soldiers; Wellesley College
First Line: You go not forth alone, with single power
Last Line: And follow you unchallenged, unafraid.
Subject(s): Soldiers; Wellesley College
YOU go not forth alone, with single power:
I shall be with you, sharing all your days,
The thrill of loneliness, the warmth of praise,
The triumph of each bold, exalting hour.
I shall stand near, through steadfast vigil long,
Face untamed wide-flung fires, bright with death,
Night-shattering; and await the healing breath
Of vivid morning, and the lark's rare song.
My soul shall seek the shadow of your fears,
The burden of unspoken agony,
The fiery brand of pain's deep-searing blade,
And share your glory of eternal years --
Transcend Death's paltry bars rejoicing, free,
And follow you unchallenged, unafraid.
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