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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ORANGES, by ABU DHARR First Line: The serried hosts stood man to man Last Line: The watchers smiled in glad surprise. Alternate Author Name(s): Abu Dharr Al-khushani, Mus`ab Ibn Muhammad | |||
The serried hosts stood man to man, Determined either side to win, Here Turk, there Ethiopian, Their battle-field an orange-skin! And when the armies 'gan to fight I never saw a sight so sweet; The duskies put the blonds to flight, For they had never known defeat. But then the pale-faced Turks again Took heart, and rallied to the fray; They battled back with might and main, They fought like heroes all the day. It is the common rule of war To fill with tears the watchers' eyes; But this proved the exception, for The watchers smiled in glad surprise. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET: 9. TO THE RIVER LODON by THOMAS WARTON THE YOUNGER A RENOUNCING OF LOVE by THOMAS WYATT PRAYER OF AN UNEMPLOYED MAN by W. C. ACKERLY SONG OF THE ENGINE by ALEXANDER ANDERSON SKETCHES OF THE TEXAS PRAIRIE: 'APRIL RAINS' by GEORGE BOND OCTOBER by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON VISTAS OF LABOR: 4. FACTORY CHILDREN by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON BALLAD TO A FRENCH TUNE (1) by PATRICK CAREY TO A YOUNG LADY, WITH A POEM ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |
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