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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VICTIMS, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Behold, throughout the land
Last Line: The sacrifice is done.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Trees
First Line: Behold, throughout the land
Last Line: The sacrifice is done.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Trees
Behold, throughout the land,
On many a smoking pyre
The maple-martyrs stand
Ablaze in autumn fire.
The winds are hushed in prayer,
Till, falling one by one,
Dumbfounded leaves declare
The sacrifice is done.
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