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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: AFGHANISTAN Matches Found: 7 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` A CANTO OF KHANS, by BERTON BRALEY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Consider the story of khandahar khan Last Line: Of khans who can't canter as other khans can! Subject(s): Afghanistan; Courtship; Love ARAB SONGS: 1. THE PARROT AND THE FALCON, by PADRAIC COLUM Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My afghan poet-friend Last Line: Is there aught else worthy to grave on the baldes of your naked swords? Subject(s): Afghanistan BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN, 2002, by MARVIN BELL Poem Text Poet Analysis Recitation by Author Poet's Biography First Line: The interrogation celebrated spikes and cuffs Subject(s): Afghanistan War FORD O' KABUL RIVER, by RUDYARD KIPLING Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Kabul town's by kabul river Last Line: Cross the ford o' kabul river in the dark. Subject(s): Kabul, Afghanistan; War THE BALLAD OF THE KINGS'S MERCY, by RUDYARD KIPLING Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Abdhur rahman, the durani chief, of him is the story told Last Line: From balkh to kandahar. Subject(s): Afghanistan THE GUIDES AT CABUL: 1879, by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sons of the island race, wherever ye dwell Last Line: To the clash and clamour and dust of death they went. Subject(s): Afghanistan THE LAST BERKSHIRE ELEVEN: THE HEROES OF MAIWAND, by WILLIAM MCGONAGALL Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Twas at the disastrous battle of maiwand, in afghanistan Last Line: Until the last man in the arms of death stiff and stark lay. Subject(s): Afghanistan; Berkshire, England; Great Britain - Foreign Relations; Heroism; Massacres; War; Heroes; Heroines |
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