AWAKE! arise, ye men of might! The glorious hour is nigh, -- Your eagle pauses in his flight, And screams his battle-cry. From North to South, from East to West: Send back an answering cheer, And say farewell to peace and rest, And banish doubt and fear. Arm! arm! your country bids you arm! Fling out your banners free -- Let drum and trumpet sound alarm, O'er mountains, plain, and sea. March onward from th' Atlantic shore, To Rio Grande's tide -- Fight as your fathers fought of yore! Die as your fathers died! Go! vindicate your country's fame, Avenge your country's wrong! The sons should own a deathless name, To whom such sires belong. The kindred of the noble dead As noble deeds should dare: The fields whereon their blood was shed A deeper stain must bear. To arms! to arms! ye men of might; Away from home, away! The first and foremost in the fight Are sure to win the day! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A SOLITARY DISCIPLE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS A VOYAGE TO CYTHERA by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE FAREWELL TO LOVE; SONNET by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE RIDDLERS by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE KEATS; SONNET by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW ODES: BOOK 1: ODE 7. ON THE USE OF POETRY by MARK AKENSIDE THE POET: A RHAPSODY by MARK AKENSIDE DAWN ON THE HILLS (FROM A HOTEL WINDOW) by LILLIAN ATCHERSON |