Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SOLDIER'S DIRGE, by ELIZABETH HARMAN First Line: Dead in the battle,-dead on the field Last Line: To his memory, honor; to him, good-night. Subject(s): Holidays; Veterans Day | ||||||||
DEAD in the battle -- dead on the field: More than his life can a soldier yield? Dead for his country, muffle the drums: Slowly the sad procession comes. The heart may ache, but the heart must swell With pride for the soldier who fought so well. His blood has burnished his sabre bright; To his memory, honor; to him, good-night. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CHRIST OF THE ANDES by EDWIN MARKHAM DRAW THE SWORD, O REPUBLIC by EDGAR LEE MASTERS MEMORIAL DAY by WILLIAM E. BROOKS VICTORY BELLS by GRACE HAZARD CONKLING FIVE SOULS by WILLIAM NORMAN EWER BREST LEFT BEHIND by JOHN CHIPMAN FARRAR AND THERE WAS A GREAT CALM' by THOMAS HARDY BEFORE MARCHING, AND AFTER (IN MEMORIAM F.W.G.) by THOMAS HARDY TUOL SLENG: POL POT'S PRISON by KAREN SWENSON |
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