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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TEN YEARS AFTER, by JOSEPH AUSLANDER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In flanders and in france the poppies bloom Last Line: Ten years ago we could not give enough. Subject(s): Death; Soldiers; Veterans Day; World War I; Dead, The; First World War | |||
In Flanders and in France the poppies bloom Blood-bright; and from the crimson pits where hell Roared his red laughter golden bees resume Their dark industrial bass; and like a bell Of silver flame the lark shakes heaven down; Wheels turn; the harvests burst the bins apart; The dead men have their sleep and their renown; And peace broods with her hand upon her heart. We strap wings to our shoulders, plot the poles, Lift living voices from the air, explore, Build, break, rebuild, drive bargains, sell our souls, Call in our loans and calculate the war. ... Ten years ago we gave the heart's red stuff; Ten years ago we could not give enough. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...D'ANNUNZIO by ERNEST HEMINGWAY 1915: THE TRENCHES by CONRAD AIKEN TO OUR PRESIDENT by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE HORSES by KATHARINE LEE BATES CHILDREN OF THE WAR by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE U-BOAT CREWS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE RED CROSS NURSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES WAR PROFITS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE UNCHANGEABLE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |
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