Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CRAFTSMEN, by JOHN DRINKWATER



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First Line: Confederate hand and eye
Last Line: What builds behind this dream.
Subject(s): Confederate States Of America; Confederacy


CONFEDERATE hand and eye
Work to the chisel's blade,
Setting the grain aglow
Of porch and sturdy beam --
So the strange gods may ply
Strict arms till we are made
Quick as the gods who know
What builds behind this dream.





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