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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE NEW CRUSADE, by KATHARINE LEE BATES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Life is a trifle Last Line: Who war against war. Subject(s): Patriotism; World War I - United States | |||
LIFE is a trifle; Honor is all; Shoulder the rifle; Answer the call. "A nation of traders"! We'll show what we are, Freedom's crusaders Who war against war. Battle is tragic; Battle shall cease; Ours is the magic Mission of Peace. Gladly we barter Gold of our youth For Liberty's charter Blood-sealed in truth. Sons of the granite, Strong be our stroke, Making this planet Safe for all folk. Life is but passion, Sunshine on dew. Forward to fashion The old world anew! "A nation of traders"! We'll show what we are, Freedom's crusaders Who war against war. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOU SAY YOU SAID by MARIANNE MOORE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE WILLIAM P. FRYE [FEBRUARY 28, 1915] by JEANNE ROBERT FOSTER ABRAHAM LINCOLN WALKS AT MIDNIGHT by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY THE NEW WORLD; TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES by LAURENCE BINYON AMERICA AT ST. PAUL'S by MARGARETTA BYRDE TO AMERICA IN WAR TIME by OSCAR W. FIRKINS RUSSIA - AMERICA by JOHN GALSWORTHY THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1776 by MAURICE HENRY HEWLETT AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE FIRST VOYAGE OF JOHN CABOT [1497] by KATHARINE LEE BATES |
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