Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CARTER GLASS OF VIRGINIA, by JOHN FRANCIS STEELE First Line: There stands a man who looks out from the stars Last Line: There stands a man! Subject(s): Nations; Stars; War | ||||||||
There stands a man who looks out from the stars And views the gathering turmoil of a nation's discontent As sagas of the olden time show fighters came and went But left their mark with shining scimitars. With tempered sword he tilts in knightly spars To rouse the sleeping herd to watch the nation's bent; A statesman of the Spartan mold, his trenchant speech has rent The national halls of freedom like the gong of ancient Mars -- There stands a man! He holds no fear of conquest, he woos the fighter's part, He knows the curb of free men is serfdom in disguise, He stands like Patrick Henry and brooks no compromise -- He is a knight who aims a fearless dart -- There stands a man! | 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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