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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HALLOWED GROUND, by MERLING D. CLYDE First Line: Oh, death, where is thy victory?' this plot Last Line: She sanctified the spot there where she lay. | |||
"Oh, Death, where is thy victory?" This plot Marked firm by wagon rim speaks proudly here: Observe this resting place of pioneer. For right to worship as she chose, her lot She cast with those who marked an epoch great, Out west, where freedom with their lives could mate; Made history in blood to seek their God, And fell, like her, a parcel of the sod. And when the great steel monster hewed its line Across the mountainous range and desert drear, Directly where warm rains and bright sunshine Caressed the snow from lonely grave each year, Great minds debated ... gave her "right-of-way." She sanctified the spot there where she lay. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LES HIBOUX by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE WISCONSIN by CORA BLAKESLEE BEEBE BROOK IN DROUGHT by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN SONG by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD FIRST SIGHT by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH HE SAW MY HEART'S WOE by CHARLOTTE BRONTE TO THE COUNTESS OF ANGLESEY UPON THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND by THOMAS CAREW WEARY by GEORGE ALEXANDER CHADWICK |
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