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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOLDIER, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Though I should weep until the judgment Last Line: Though I should weep until the judgment ... Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Soldiers | |||
Though I should weep until the judgment, How would it serve— Brave men are fighting, women speed them, 'Tis a day Of crucial conflict! My son, sometimes it seems I'd rather hold You safe beneath my heart Than send you forth! But lo! The sun is red and weaker children go! Though I should weep until the judgment, How would it serve! I'll close my eyes and smile, O Son of Mine, Your cause is kingly! Step proud and confident, worthy your mother; Be firm and brave, O Son of Mine, be strong, For terror waxeth, Speed swift away, Though I should weep until the judgment ... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL ARMIES ARE THE SAME by ERNEST HEMINGWAY ABSENT WITH OFFICIAL LEAVE by RANDALL JARRELL PORT OF EMBARKATION by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON |
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