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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE STANDARD BEARER, by AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR First Line: Swiftly the shrieking fire-bird gleams Last Line: And draw one deep, untroubled breath. Subject(s): Peace | |||
SWIFTLY the shrieking fire-bird gleams Before his blank, bewildered face. Close to his ear the bullet screams, The battle swirls about his place. ONE thought alone stands clear to him Whose rigid arms the Standard keep, Before whose desperate eyes and dim The ranks reel by as seen in sleep, ONE longing -- in the orchard lane, Far from this blazing blare of death, To stand at twilight once again And draw one deep, untroubled breath. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW MANY NIGHTS by GALWAY KINNELL THE MOTTO by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE TRUE BEATITUDE by RUPERT BROOKE MAKING PEACE by DENISE LEVERTOV TWO SONGS OF PEACE: 1 by YEHUDA AMICHAI TWO SONGS OF PEACE: 2 by YEHUDA AMICHAI A LYNMOUTH WIDOW by AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR |
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