Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FALL IN!, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: Who shall march with the veteran band Last Line: Fall in, and march with the soldiers! Subject(s): Holidays; Memorial Day; Declaration Day | ||||||||
Who shall march with the veteran band, These who saved a united land, These our heroes humble and grand, Who shall march with the soldiers? You, the boys who will soon be men. Soldier duties will yours be then, Fighting wrong in its darkest den, -- Fall in, and march with the soldiers! You, the mothers of days to be, You in whose hand is the future's key, You who will train the brave and the free, Fall in, and march with the soldiers! You, the makers of worthy laws. Bold to lead in a righteous cause, Deaf to falsehood and vain applause, Fall in, and march with the soldiers! You, the workers whose steady toil Wrenches wealth from the mine and soil, Victors who gather a bloodless spoil, Fall in, and march with the soldiers! You, all teachers of truth and right, You, all preachers of love and light, All who are fighting the people's fight, Fall in, and march with the soldiers! | 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 A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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