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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RETIREMENT, by FRANK S. CERNEY First Line: Who said that his body should bear Last Line: It has outlived a gruesome day! | |||
Who said that his body should bear A leaden pellet as its share And tumble to the clods A temple built from a worshiped frame That had Mother for its name? In defense of country life and trade Use gun and bomb and bayonet blade, Where Judgment does not lapse; The aim is true, the thrust is strong, But death results, and that is wrong. The young when ripe to face the sun Are buoyed by life that has begun Its myriad unfoldings; One is to keep the coursing stream Arush to fulfill their fondest dream. The trust of nations only can Halt the martial step of man And still the rolling drum; Yea, fold the uniform away -- It has outlived a gruesome day! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE AGONY [AGONIE] by GEORGE HERBERT SONNET: 22. TO THE SAME [CYRIACK SKINNER] by JOHN MILTON TO MY FIRST LOVE, MY MOTHER by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI TO MICHAL: SONNETS AFTER MARRIAGE: 8. AFTER RONSARD by CHARLES WILLIAMS AT THE PICTURE-SHOW by KARLE WILSON BAKER THE TRUE LOVER by SIMON BOUGOING CHERRY-BUDS by GAMALIEL BRADFORD THE WANDERER: 1. IN ITALY: A VISION by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |
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