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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PIERROT AT WAR, by MAXWELL STRUTHERS BURT Poet's Biography First Line: A year ago in carnival Last Line: And a snarl of angry drums. Alternate Author Name(s): Burt, Struthers Subject(s): World War I; First World War | |||
A YEAR ago in Carnival We danced till break of day; A year ago in Carnival The boulevards were gay; And roses shook the whispering air, Like a great sibilant soft fanfare. In Carnival, in Carnival, A Prince of Magic comes, To the sound of fifes, and the sound of horns, And the sound of little drums. A year ago in Carnival, The lamps along the quays Lay softer on the misty night Than stars in leafy trees, And down the ribboned sparkling street Pierrot ran on twinkling feet. Ah year!There is no Carnival: The north burns dusky red, And on the white of Pierrot's brow Is a long scar instead; While ever the muttering runs From the bleeding lips of the guns. This year, this year at Carnival A Prince of Magic comes, With blood-red crest against the sky And a snarl of angry drums. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...D'ANNUNZIO by ERNEST HEMINGWAY 1915: THE TRENCHES by CONRAD AIKEN TO OUR PRESIDENT by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE HORSES by KATHARINE LEE BATES CHILDREN OF THE WAR by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE U-BOAT CREWS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE RED CROSS NURSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES WAR PROFITS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE UNCHANGEABLE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN AMENDS by MAXWELL STRUTHERS BURT |
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