He serves his country best Who lives pure life and doeth righteous deed, And walks straight paths however others stray, And leaves his sons, as uttermost bequest, A stainless record which all men may read; This is the better way. No drop but serves the slowly lifting tide; No dew but has an errand to some flower; No smallest star but sheds some helpful ray, And man by man, each helping all the rest, Make the firm bulwark of the country's power; There is no better way. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BALLADE AGAINST THE ENEMIES OF FRANCE by FRANCOIS VILLON UNMANIFEST DESTINY by RICHARD HOVEY THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE by RUPERT HUGHES PORTRAIT BY A NEIGHBOR by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY THE CITY IN THE SEA by EDGAR ALLAN POE |