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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MEMORIAL DAY, by EMMA A. LENT
First Line: A day of tender memory
Last Line: Upon each resting-bed.
Subject(s): Holidays; Memorial Day; Declaration Day
First Line: A day of tender memory
Last Line: Upon each resting-bed.
Subject(s): Holidays; Memorial Day; Declaration Day
A day of tender memory,
A day of sacred hours,
Of little bands of marching men,
Of drums and flags and flowers.
A day when a great nation halts
Its mighty, throbbing pace,
It pays its meed of gratitude
And love with willing grace.
A day when battles are retold,
And eulogies are said,
When dirges sound, and chaplains read
The office for the dead.
A day when fairest, sweetest blooms
Are laid upon each grave,
And wreaths are hung on monuments,
And banners, half-mast, wave.
A day to keep from year to year
In memory of the dead;
Let music sound, and flowers be laid
Upon each resting-bed.
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