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    ��For John Bunker�� 



    The roar of the world is in my ears。          Thank God for the roar of the 

world�    �Thank    God   for  the  mighty    tide  of  fears  Against    me   always 

hurled� �

    Thank God for   the bitter and   ceaseless strife�察      �And   the sting of   His 

chastening rod� �Thank God for the stress and the pain of life�察            �And Oh�察�

thank God for God� �



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                                 The Thorn 



    ��For the Rev。 Charles L。 O'Donnell�察�C。 S。 C。�� 



    The garden of God is a radiant place�察�And every flower has a holy face�此�

Our Lady like a lily bends above the cloudy sod�察�But Saint Michael is the 

thorn on the rosebush of God。 

    David is the song upon God's lips�察�And Our Lady is the goblet that He 

sips�此�And Gabriel's the breath of His command�察�But Saint Michael is the 

sword in God's right hand。 

    The Ivory Tower is fair to see�察�And may her walls encompass me� �But 

when the Devil comes with the thunder of his might�察�Saint Michael�察�show 

me how to fight� �



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                                  The Big Top 



     The   boom   and   blare   of   the   big   brass   band   is   cheering   to   my   heart 

And I like the smell of the trampled grass and elephants and hay。 I take off 

my hat to the acrobat with his delicate�察�strong art�察             �And the motley mirth 

of the chalk´faced clown drives all my care away。 

     I   wish   I   could   feel   as   they   must   feel�察  �these   players   brave   and   fair�察�

Who nonchalantly juggle death before a staring throng。 It must be fine to 

walk a line of silver in the air        And to cleave a hundred feet of space with 

a gesture like a song。 

     Sir Henry Irving never knew a keener�察�sweeter thrill                 Than that which 

stirs   the   breast   of   him  who   turns   his   painted   face To   the   circling   crowd 

who   laugh   aloud   and   clap hands   with   a  will      As   a  tribute  to   the  clown 

who won the great wheel´barrow race。 

     Now�察�one shall work in the living rock with a mallet and a knife�察                 �And 

another   shall   dance   on   a   big   white   horse   that   canters   round   a   ring�察  �By 

another's hand shall colours stand in similitude of life�察              �And the hearts of 

the three shall be moved by one mysterious high thing。 

     For the sculptor and the acrobat and the painter are the same。                    They 

know one hope�察�one fear�察�one pride�察�one sorrow and one mirth�察�And they 

take delight in the endless fight for the fickle world's acclaim�察                 �For they 

worship art above the clouds and serve her on the earth。 

     But   you�察  �who   can   build   of   the   stubborn   rock   no   form   of   loveliness�察�

Who can never mingle the radiant hues to make a wonder live�察�Who can 

only show your little woe to the world in a rhythmic dress                     What kind 

of a counterpart of you does the three´ring circus give�拭�

     Well      here   in   the   little   side´show   tent   to´day   some   people   stand�察�

One   is   a   giant�察  �one   a   dwarf�察  �and   one   has   a   figured   skin�察  �And   each   is 

scarred and seared and marred by Fate's relentless hand�察                   �And each one 

shows his grief for pay�察�with a sort of pride therein。 

     You   put   your   sorrow   into   rhyme   and   want   the   world   to   look�察   �You 

sing the news of your ruined hope and want the world to hear�察�Their woe 



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is   pent   in   a   canvas   tent   and   yours   in   a   printed   book。   O�察  �poet   of   the 

broken heart�察�salute your brothers here� �



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                  Queen Elizabeth Speaks 



    My hands were stained with blood�察�my heart was proud and cold�察�My 

soul is black with shame 。 。 。 but I gave Shakespeare gold。 So after aeons 

of   flame�察  �I  may�察   �by  grace   of   God�察  �Rise   up   to  kiss  the   dust   that 

Shakespeare's feet have trod。 



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                   Mid´ocean in War´time 



     ��For My Mother�� 



     The fragile splendour of the level sea�察        �The moon's serene and silver´ 

veiled face�察    �Make of this vessel an enchanted place Full of white mirth 

and golden sorcery。 Now�察�for a time�察�shall careless laughter be               Blended 

with    song�察  �to  lend  song    sweeter   grace�察   �And    the  old   stars�察 �in  their 

unending race�察�Shall heed and envy young humanity。 

    And   yet   to´night�察  �a   hundred   leagues   away�察   �These   waters   blush   a 

strange and   awful   red。   Before   the   moon�察  �a   cloud   obscenely  grey   Rises 

from     decks   that  crash   with   flying   lead。  And    these  stars   smile   their 

immemorial way         On waves that shroud a thousand newly dead� �



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            In Memory of Rupert Brooke 



     In alien   earth�察  �across   a   troubled   sea�察�His   body  lies   that   was so   fair 

and young。       His mouth is stopped�察�with half his songs unsung�察�His arm is 

still�察  �that   struck   to   make   men   free。   But   let   no   cloud   of   lamentation   be 

Where�察�on a warrior's grave�察�a lyre is hung。              We keep the echoes of his 

golden tongue�察�We keep the vision of his chivalry。 

     So Israel's joy�察�the loveliest of kings�察        �Smote now his harp�察�and now 

the hostile horde。 To´day the starry roof of Heaven rings                With psalms a 

soldier made to praise his Lord�察�And David rests beneath Eternal wings�察�

Song on his lips�察�and in his hand a sword。 



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                             The New School 



     ��For My Mother�� 



     The halls that   were loud   with the merry  tread of   young and   careless 

feet    Are still with a stillness that is too drear to seem like holiday�察�And 

never a gust of laughter breaks the calm of the dreaming street                  Or rises 

to shake the ivied walls and frighten the doves away。 

     The   dust   is   on   book   and   on   empty   desk�察  �and   the   tennis´racquet   and 

balls    Lie   still   in   their   lonely   locker   and   wait   for   a   game   that   is   never 

played�察�And   over   the   study  and   lecture´room  and   the   river   and   meadow 

falls   A stern peace�察�a strange peace�察�a peace that War has made。 

     For many a youthful shoulder now is gay with an epaulet�察                   �And the 

hand that was deft with a cricket´bat is defter with a sword�察�And some of 

the lads will laugh to´day where the trench is red and wet�察             �And some will 

win on the bloody field the accolade of the Lord。 

     They   have   taken   their   youth   and   mirth   away     from   the   study   and 

playing´ground        To a new school in an alien land beneath an alien sky�察�

Out in the smoke and roar of the fight their lessons and games are found�察�

And they who were learning how to live are learning how to die。 

     And after the golden day has come and the war is at an end�察               �A slab of 

bronze on the chapel wall will tell of the noble dead。 And every name on 

that radiant list will be the name of a friend�察           �A name that shall through 

the centuries in grateful prayers be said。 

     And    there   will  be   ghosts   in  the   old  school�察     �brave    ghosts   with 

laughing eyes�察      �On the field with a ghostly cricket´bat�察�by the stream with 

a ghostly rod�察�They will touch the hearts of the living with a flame that 

sanctifies�察   �A flame that they took with strong young hands                   from the 

altar´fires of God。 



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                               Easter Week 



    ��In memory of Joseph Mary Plunkett�� 

             �─�Romantic Ireland's dead   and gone�察               �It's with   O'Leary 

in the grave。;��                                       William Butler Yeats。 



     ;Romantic Ireland's dead and gone�察         �It's with O'Leary in the grave。; 

Then�察�Yeats�察�what gave that Easter dawn          A hue so radiantly brave�拭�

    There   was   a   rain   of  blood   that  day�察�Red    rain   in  gay   blue  April 

weather。 It blessed the earth till it gave birth       To valour thick as blooms 

of heather。 

    Romantic   Ireland   never   dies�     �O'Leary   lies   in  fertile   ground�察  �And 

songs and spears throughout the years           Rise up where patriot graves are 

found。 

    Immortal   patriots   newly   dead     And   ye   that   bled   in   bygone   years�察�

What banners rise before your eyes�拭           �What is the tune that greets your 

ears�拭�

    The young Republic's banners smile            For many a mile where troops 

convene。 O'Connell Street is loudly sweet          With strains of Wearing of the 

Green。 

    The soil of Ireland throbs and glows         With life that knows the hour is 

here To strike again like Irishmen       For that which Irishmen hold dear。 

    Lord Edward leaves his resting place          And Sa
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