John Alexander Mccrae Shame Poems
- 1. Anarchy
I saw a city filled with lust and shame,
Where men, like wolves, slunk through the grim half-light;
And sudden, in the midst of it, there came
One who spoke boldly for the cause of Right.
... - 2. The Hope Of My Heart
"Delicta juventutis et ignorantius ejus,
quoesumus ne memineris, Domine."
... - 3. The Unconquered Dead
". . . defeated, with great loss."
Not we the conquered! Not to us the blame
... - 4. The Shadow Of The Cross
At the drowsy dusk when the shadows creep
From the golden west, where the sunbeams sleep,
An angel mused: "Is there good or ill
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