Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SONG OF SOLDIERS, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: As I sat musing by the frozen dyke Last Line: And behind me roared the drums, rang the trumpets of the sea. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | ||||||||
As I sat musing by the frozen dyke, There was one man marching with a bright steel pike, Marching in the dayshine like a ghost came he, And behind me was the moaning and the murmur of the sea. As I sat musing, 'twas not one but ten -- Rank on rank of ghostly soldiers marching o'er the fen, Marching in the misty air they showed in dreams to me, And behind me was the shouting and the shattering of the sea. As I sat musing, 'twas a host in dark array, With their horses and their cannon wheeling onward to the fray, Moving like a shadow to the fate the brave must dree, And behind me roared the drums, rang the trumpets of the sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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