Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HEROIC MAIDEN, by ELIZABETH TOUSEY


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HEROIC MAIDEN, by                    
First Line: Heroic maiden of the long ago
Last Line: Kneeling, the world salutes you, joan of arc!
Subject(s): Joan Of Arc (1412-1431)


Heroic maiden of the long ago,
Who listened to the Voices of the Lord,
And girded on the heaven-directed sword,
Striking for France a strong, resistless blow!
Condemned to death, encompassed by the foe,
By friends forsaken, by the Church abhorred,
Such was earth's recognition and reward,
Such was life's ultimate and awful woe.

The flame could not consume you! Even yet
We feel the presence of your spirit's might!
The scarred, stained heart of man cannot forget
Those who have raised him nearer to the Light.
It is the sound of drum and bugle -- hark!
Kneeling, the world salutes you, Joan of Arc!





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