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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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