Carve not, Oh Lord, the cypress at this hour By lightning stroke or winded power; Dear God, the need is great for these -- These sturdy, stalwart, upright trees; Then when the ship is firmly tied, And seas calm, nations unified, Then, and then only be it safe to say, "A great man died." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BRER RABBIT, YOU'S DE CUTES' OF 'EM ALL by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON MERELY STATEMENT by AMY LOWELL OCTAVES: 12 by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON PENITENTIAL PSALM: 6. DOMINE NE IN FURORE by THOMAS WYATT INFANT JOY, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE |