Spirit of warmth and light! Spirit of grace and good! Queen of our land by deepest right, Her regal womanhood! Rich is the after-world, Poor is the earth to-day, Yet, with her memory impearled, A wealthier world for aye; Happy because we knew The quaintness of her smile, Through her white life, so dauntless true, Freer ourselves from guile. Eager we write her name Upon the temple dome, -- None have more nobly garnered fame, -- High priestess of the home! Gazing from happy skies Back to these earth-bound tents, We know what tribute she will prize Above all monuments; Beside her bier we stand And reverently bow, "To God and home and every land" New-consecrated now! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FOUNTAIN by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL DULCE ET DECORUM EST by WILFRED OWEN BEFORE PARTING by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE THE EBB AND FLOW by EDWARD TAYLOR THE SAD SHEPHERD by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE BURIED FLOWER by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN |