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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN ARLINGTON, by EDNA MEAD First Line: Does he lie gladly in the earth of home Last Line: Of honor and its wearer yesterday. Subject(s): Arlington National Cemetery; Death; Military; Soldiers; War; Dead, The | |||
Does he lie gladly in the earth of home To-night, beneath his weight of fame and flowers? And is his sleep secure? Have the proud hearts who left him there to rest Turned back to living humbly, with a vow So deep it must endure? He went so honestly to death! Can they Dare to forget the need of honesty And wreck To-morrow with their petty fears, So that his happy ghost must some day rise To look with bitterly accusing eyes On a vast ruin of the Future's years? If so, they made but mockery and play Of honor and its wearer yesterday. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND HOW THEY GO ON by JAMES GALVIN CHILD MARGARET by CARL SANDBURG ON THE NEW FORCES OF CONSCIENCE UNDER THE LONG PARLIAMENT by JOHN MILTON |
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