Today our peaceful land views with dismay A warring world. The clash of arms in strife Disturbs our quiet shores; the war-lords prey Upon the weak, with threat of ruin of life And liberty of helpless peoples. Power Unjustly gained, deep racial hate and lust Have stirred a righteous voice in this dark hour To hold all guilty, who flout a sacred trust. America! The home of millennium Your life renew; your altar-fires relight In present trials, while through the years to come, With unity and peace the nations bind. Maintain your strength and power, and speak the right To life and liberty of all mankind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TEARS IN SLEEP by LOUISE BOGAN MEMORABILIA by ROBERT BROWNING AN ANATOMY OF THE WORLD: THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY by JOHN DONNE DIVINA COMMEDIA (INTRODUCTORY POEMS): 1 by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE ROSARY by ROBERT CAMERON ROGERS |