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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
KINGS, by ALFRED JOYCE KILMER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The kings of the earth are men of might
Last Line: Let them think of him to-day!
Alternate Author Name(s): Kilmer, Joyce
Subject(s): Soldiers' Writings; World War I; First World War
First Line: The kings of the earth are men of might
Last Line: Let them think of him to-day!
Alternate Author Name(s): Kilmer, Joyce
Subject(s): Soldiers' Writings; World War I; First World War
THE Kings of the earth are men of might,
And cities are burned for their delight,
And the skies rain death in the silent night,
And the hills belch death all day!
But the King of Heaven, Who made them all,
Is fair and gentle, and very small;
He lies in the straw, by the oxen's stall—
Let them think of Him to-day!
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