Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE NEW MEMORIAL DAY, by ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE Poet's Biography First Line: Oh, the roses we plucked for the blue Last Line: Slumber our heroes to-day. Subject(s): American Civil War; Holidays; Memorial Day; U.s. - History; Declaration Day | ||||||||
OH, the roses we plucked for the blue And the lilies we twined for the gray, We have bound in a wreath, And in silence beneath, Slumber our heroes to-day. Over the new-turned sod The sons of our fathers stand, And the fierce old fight Slips out of sight In the clasp of a brother's hand. For the old blood left a stain That the new has washed away, And the sons of those That have faced as foes Are marching together to-day. Oh, the blood that our fathers gave! Oh, the tide of our mothers' tears! And the flow of red, And the tears they shed, Embittered a sea of years. But the roses we plucked for the blue, And the lilies we twined for the gray, We have bound in a wreath, And in glory beneath Slumber our heroes to-day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEMORIAL DAY by JOSEPHINE MILES MEMORIAL DAY FOR THE WAR DEAD by YEHUDA AMICHAI MEMORIAL DAY by MICHAEL ANANIA AN ODE ON THE UNVEILING OF THE SHAW MEMORIA BOSTON COMMON, MAY 31, 1897 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH FREDERICKSBURG by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE DEATH OF GRANT by AMBROSE BIERCE MEMORIAL DAY by WILLIAM E. BROOKS VANQUISHED; ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL GRANT by FRANCIS FISHER BROWNE IN LOUISIANA by ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE |
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