Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE PIONEER'S FIELD, by RICHARD BECK


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THE PIONEER'S FIELD, by                    
First Line: You walk a sacred ground, tread gently here
Last Line: The fearless planter's worthy monument.
Subject(s): Hero & Leander; Pioneers; Sacrifices; Leander


You walk a sacred ground, tread gently here;
This field was dearly bought. Through sacrifice
Of blood and tears a nation's glories rise,
Builded by men who never learned to yield
To any foe -- mortal or not of clay.

The toiler's story whispers yonder oak,
Rugged as he and bent with heavy years,
Yet broken not, though trembling oft with fears;
A hero garland-crowned by Nature's hand --
The fearless planter's worthy monument.





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