Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE GLORY OF THE PAST, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS


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THE GLORY OF THE PAST, by                    
First Line: I dreamed of warriors bold
Last Line: In days of long ago.
Subject(s): Fights; Knights & Knighthood; Victory


I dreamed of warriors bold;
I was a pluméd Knight
On champing steed, with lance and shield,
Encased in armor bright.

On through the night we rode,
Nor met with friend or foe,
Until the dawn of morning light
On hill and plain below

Revealed a mighty host
Preparing for the fray,
Advancing through the morning mists
From near and far away.

We hesitated not
But with a forward dash,
As man to man and steed to steed,
We met in awful crash.

As horse and man went down,
Our banners floated high
Across the plain, on through the hills
Where met the earth and sky.

What it was all about
I really do not know,
But it was glorious to fight
In days of long ago.





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