Oklahoma mourns her sons today, And the nation mourns no less; We breathe their names with reverence And our tones bespeak distress. One sailed the air and circled the globe With skill and wondrous daring, The other encircled the hearts of men With strings that now are tearing. Upon the crowded stage of life, Each had made his bow, In his chosen work he took the lead And won laurels for his brow. They left this life together, And with no one to tell the story They sailed to another land, To realms of greater glory. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BALLAD OF LOVELY LADYES OF LONG AGOE by FRANCOIS VILLON THE FIRST VOYAGE OF JOHN CABOT [1497] by KATHARINE LEE BATES CHRISMUS ON THE PLANTATION by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE GRAVE OF LOVE by THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK LONDON'S SUMMER MORNING by MARY DARBY ROBINSON THE OLD MEN ADMIRING THEMSELVES IN THE WATER by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS SONGS OF NIGHT TO MORNING: 1. AT THE THEATRE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |