Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NECROLOGY: 1929, by LOUISE A. JOHNSON First Line: One generation did not see them come Last Line: Them all. He garnered in both wheat and tares. Subject(s): Baby Boom Generation; Fathers; Harvest | ||||||||
One generation did not see them come. Among them there was many a hoary head. The glow of youth shone on the brow of some Who passed. The list was long of famous dead. They were not equal on the roll of fame, For there were those who served their country well While others only lived to have their name Praised loud by men; or see their fortune swell. By merit, some to deathless glory leaped And others won their goal by sinful snares. But Father Time in one year's harvest reaped Them all. He garnered in both wheat and tares. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STORM AT HOPTIME by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN THE LAST MAN by ELEANOR WILNER THE HOCK-CART, OR HARVEST HOME by ROBERT HERRICK HARVEST SONG by LUDWIG HENRICH CHRISTOPH HOLTY HARVEST MOON: 1914 by JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY ANTIQUE HARVESTERS by JOHN CROWE RANSOM THE POTATO HARVEST by CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTS AN OLD WOMAN WALKING ON THE ROAD by LOUISE A. JOHNSON |
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