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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ARMISTICE, by CODY W. COPELAND First Line: A soldier stood among his fallen comrades Last Line: Cease firing! Subject(s): War | |||
A soldier stood among his fallen comrades And looked at their bruised and bleeding bodies, Men who only a few hours before had stood By his side and aimed their guns at some Poor devil's heart! Men who had loved and had been loved, Had felt the passion of a swift and silent dawn, Had known the thrill of looking down the seasons To feel the mighty surge of Eternity. Dead. Twisted bodies and crushed brains, Shattered bones and staring eyes that failed to see A sobbing man who carried a gun in his hands And a weary heart in his breast. The man looked up and listened. Across the fields there came a bugle note That spelled peace to one who had lived When his own kin had died. "Cease Firing!" A tear ran through his thick and dirty beard; Armistice! Sweet home! Clean air and soft and downy beds; The pureness of love of those whom he had left behind So long ago! The soldier raised his foot to step -- Stumbled and fell on his face in the mud. Dead! Cease firing! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...I AM YOUR WAITER TONIGHT AND MY NAME IS DIMITRI by ROBERT HASS MITRAILLIATRICE by ERNEST HEMINGWAY RIPARTO D'ASSALTO by ERNEST HEMINGWAY WAR VOYEURS by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA THE DREAM OF WAKING by RANDALL JARRELL THE SURVIVOR AMONG GRAVES by RANDALL JARRELL SO MANY BLOOD-LAKES by ROBINSON JEFFERS |
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