Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FLAG O' MY LAND, by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY First Line: Up to the breeze of the morning I fling you Last Line: Flag o' my land! Flag o' my land! Alternate Author Name(s): Daly, T. A. Subject(s): Flags - United States; Love; American Flag | ||||||||
UP to the breeze of the morning I fling you, Blending your folds with the dawn in the sky; There let the people behold you, and bring you Love and devotion that never shall die. Proudly, agaze at your glory, I stand, Flag o' my land! flag o' my land! Standard most glorious! banner of beauty! Whither you beckon me there will I go, Only to you, after God, is my duty; Unto no other allegiance I owe. Heart of me, soul of me, yours to command, Flag o' my land! flag o' my land! Pine to palmetto and ocean to ocean, Though of strange nations we get our increase, Here are your worshipers one in devotion, Whether the bugles blow battle or peace. Take us and make us your patriot band, Flag o' my land! flag o' my land! Now to the breeze of the morning I give you Ah! but the days when the staff will be bare! Teach us to see you and love you and live you When the light fades and your folds are not there. Dwell in the hearts that are yours to command, Flag o' my land! flag o' my land! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FLAG GOES BY by HENRY HOLCOMB BENNETT THE AMERICAN FLAG by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE THE CALL TO THE COLORS by ARTHUR GUITERMAN BETSY'S BATTLE FLAG by MINNA IRVING THE BONNIE BLUE FLAG by ANNIE CHAMBERS KETCHUM THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER by FRANCIS SCOTT KEY THE CONQUERED BANNER by ABRAM JOSEPH RYAN FANCIES AT NAVESINK: 6 by WALT WHITMAN A DIXIE LULLABY by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY |
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