Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MILITARISM, by DERRICK NORMAN LEHMER Poet's Biography First Line: Like molten lava down the mountain steep Last Line: With nineveh, with tyre and babylon. Subject(s): Army - United States; Army Life; Militarism; War; Drills & Minor Tactics | ||||||||
Like molten lava down the mountain steep I poured my myriad armies on their land; I reaped their fertile fields with flaming brand; I trod their cities to a smoking heap. Bleating before me like a flock of sheep Harried by wolves, a timid wailing band, I drove their villagers with iron hand; Laughed at their tears, laughed at their curses deep. And now defeated, desolate I stand Lone in the desert. All about me sweep The ghostly winds. My place is in the sun But where are all my armies? Soon the sand Will sink me in oblivion. I shall sleep With Nineveh, with Tyre and Babylon. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NIGHT PIECE FOR MY TWENTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY by JOHN CIARDI VISIBILITY ZERO by JOHN CIARDI GOOD-BYE, WENDOVER; GOOD-BYE, MOUNTAIN HOME by RANDALL JARRELL SOLDIER (T.P.) by RANDALL JARRELL TRANSIENT BARRACKS by RANDALL JARRELL MONDAY MORNING REVEILLE by JOHN CIARDI LOVE AND YOUTH AND WAR by DERRICK NORMAN LEHMER |
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