Tag Archive for: War and Conflict
The Weeping Willow
War and ConflictThe Weeping Willow
3997
In yon kay old country churchyard
May be seen a grassy mound:
There is where my mother sleepeth
In the cold and silent ground
Flowers round her grave ure blooming
Feathered warblers sing their song
But my heart…
Ebb And Flow
War and ConflictEBB AND FLOW
4673
I walked beside the evening sea,
And dreamed a dream that could not be;
The waves that plunged along the shore
Said only, "Dreamer, dream no more"
Homeward I turned from out the gloom,
That sound I heard not in my room;…
Pairy Of Early Fall
War and ConflictPAIRY OF EARLY FALL
5491
If on the path without a word of warning
A web of laces, with silver meshes hoary,
And sparks of fire, lles any shining morning,
What fairy, you will ask, has wrought this glory
Is that the old elm tossing like a fountain
Its…
The Arrow And The Song
War and ConflictTHE ARROW AND THE SONG
5321
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where,
For who…
Good Night
War and ConflictGood Night
1651
How sweet the habor Evening cent the hour of sweet r
The Horse Wave suck to rest,
The money bright
The wane who have suck ta rest,
The moderne brigh
Thess tranquil hours
Farm the dearest link of
And, while ouch…
The Song Of All Songs
War and ConflictThe Song of All Songs
2814
"My Johnny Is a Shoemaker" or "Any Other Man"
"The Captain With His Whiskers" and "Annle of the Vale,"
Along with "Old Bob Ridley" "Ariding on a Rail"
"Rocke Me to Sleep Mother" "Going 'Round theHorn,"
"I'm Not…
Homeward Bound
War and ConflictHomeward Bound
2406
There is no sorrow anywhere,
Or care, or pain The stinging hail
Beats on our faces like a luil, hail
Green waters curl above the rall
And all the storm's high trumpets blare-
Whistles the wind, and roars the sea,
And…
The Bower Of Prayer
War and ConflictThe Bower of Prayer
1702
To leave my dear friends and with neighbors to part,
And go from my home, it affecte not my heart,
Like the thoughts of absenting myself for a day
From that blessed retreat where I've chosen to pray
Dear bower, where…
The Royal Way Of The Cross
War and ConflictThe Royal Way of the Cross
5533
We may spread our couch with roses
And sleep through the summer day
But the soul that sloth reposes
Is not in the narrow way
If we follow the chart that is given
We need not be at a loss,
For the royal…
The After Part
War and ConflictThe After Part
2084
After the showers the tranquil sun;
Silver stars when the day is done
After the snow the emerald leaves:
After the harvest, golden sheaves:
After the clouds, the violet sky;
Quiet woods when the wind goes by
After…
National Monuments
War and ConflictNational Monuments
5283
Count not the cost of honor to the dead!
The tribute that a mighty nation paya
To those who loved her well in former daya
Means more than gratitude for glories fied:
For overy noble man that she hath bred,
Immortalized…
A Man’s A Man For A’ That
War and ConflictA MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT
Robert Burns
4808
Is there for honest poverty
That hangs his head, and a' that?
The coward slave, we pass him by,
We dare be poor for a' that!
For a' that, and a' that,
Our toils obscure, and a' that:
The rank…
Reform
War and ConflictREFORM
5637
We're busy now campaignin', down to Pohick on the Crick;
We're tired o' bein tyrannized by any Tom or Dick
Or Harry, that has some how had the luck to run across
Control of the machine an' so has made his self a boss
We're marchin'…
Hurrah For Roosevelt
War and ConflictHurrah For Roosevelt
1762
I see a grand old castle
With turret tall and grim,
O'ergrown with climbing ivy
Till you scarce can see within
And it the quaint old ruin
That stands upon the wall,
I seem to hear the knights of old,
In joyous…
The Editor’s Song
War and ConflictTHE EDITOR'S SONG
35910
How dear to my heart is the steady sub- acriber,
Who pays in advance, without alkipping Bye year;
Who inys down his dollar, and effers it gladly,
And casta 'round the office a halo of cheer
Who never says: "Stop it:…
A Sunset Panorama
War and ConflictA Sunset Panorama
3846
See! At close of day in western sky
Those mountain clouds shine like Sinait
Skirted with piumed tips aglow
Are zilvered creats, like peaks of snow,
At foot of which gold tinged they pour
Light's richer hues in waver…
Somewhere
War and ConflictSomewhere
4648
Heavy and low the clouds above us frowned:
Surfing the air, parched was the thiraty plain;
Hushed were the birds, and, prone upon the ground
Tay the limp vines, and walted for the rain
Malevolent the dim cloud giants leered,…
The Beautiful Hills
War and ConflictThe Beautiful Hills
4574
The cities of yore that were reared in crime
And renowned by the praise of seern,
Went down in the tramp of old King Time
To sleep with his gray haired years:
But the beautiful hills rise bright and strong
Thro…
A Swarm Of Bees
War and ConflictA swarm of Bees
2394
B hopeful B cheerful is happy, is kind,
B busy of body It modest of mind
It earnest B truthful Is firm, and B fair
Of all Miss & Havior it sure and it ware
B think ere you stumble for what may B fall:
B truthful to…
The Lure Of Old Songs
War and ConflictThe Lure Of Old Songs
1591
You were playing sweet and low,
The old songs of long ago;
And the high lamp's crimson shade
Poured a softened light that made
Mystic shadows in your hair-
Shadows which were laughing there
As the shadows of…