Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LITTLE FLAGS, by JOHN CLAIR MINOT


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THE LITTLE FLAGS, by                    
First Line: Oh, when you see them flying
Last Line: "not sometime, by and by!"
Subject(s): Flags - United States; American Flag


OH, when you see them flying
Beside the summer way --
The little flags they put in place
Upon Memorial Day --
Remember each is crying
A message straight to you --
A message straight to every lad
Whose heart is clean and true.

They tell the splendid story
Of those who marched away
In answer to a voice that said,
"Your country calls! Obey!"
They heard the call to glory,
As you can, if you try:
"Your flag demands your best to-day,
Not sometime, by and by!"





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