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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOTHER AND CHILD AT THE CAPITOL; JUNE, 1921, by GRACE GUILLE PURSE
First Line: Where is the soldier? The unknown
Last Line: Brings not its gift in vain!
Subject(s): Capitol, Washington, D.c.; Death; Graves; Mothers; Mothers & Sons; Soldiers; Washington, D.c.; Dead, The; Tombs; Tombstones
First Line: Where is the soldier? The unknown
Last Line: Brings not its gift in vain!
Subject(s): Capitol, Washington, D.c.; Death; Graves; Mothers; Mothers & Sons; Soldiers; Washington, D.c.; Dead, The; Tombs; Tombstones
Where is the soldier? The "Unknown,"
We've come so far to see?
Sleeping beneath this flag, my son,
Sleeping securely.
Why does the soldier sleep? 'Tis day
And all the people wait.
While all the people slept, my son,
He watched, with Death, his mate.
But who is death? And where is he,
Now that the soldier's here?
Conquered, though conquering, he stands
Beside the Soldier's bier.
And when I am a soldier grand
Will death come back again?
My son—My son—God grant this day
Brings not its gift in vain!
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