War Song Poem Rhyme Scheme

Recent Interactions*

This poem was read 59 times,

This poem was added to the favorite list by 0 members,

This poem was voted by 0 members.

(* Interactions only in the last 7 days)

New Poems

A Guidebook To My Future Friends
by Aditi Mukherjee
Ndihamba Ndisekhona" Chant Beat: Stomp-stomp-clap, Stomp-stomp-clap
by Asher Chipu
Ledige Praatjies
by Asher Chipu
Life Is Working
by Asher Chipu
The Knocking To The Door
by Asher Chipu
Ubizo: What You Are Called To Do
by Asher Chipu
Sum Obsession
by Asher Chipu
Locust
by Asher Chipu
Eden Passing
by Asher Chipu
I Am The Silence
by Asher Chipu

Popular Poets

1. Emily Dickinson(2415 poems)
2. Madison Julius Cawein(1231 poems)
3. Ella Wheeler Wilcox(1136 poems)
4. William Wordsworth(1016 poems)
5. Robert Burns(986 poems)
6. Edgar Albert Guest(945 poems)
7. Thomas Moore(849 poems)
8. Robert Service(831 poems)

In anguish we uplift	A
A new unhallowed song	B
The race is to the swift	A
The battle to the strong	B
	-
Of old it was ordained	C
That we in packs like curs	D
Some thirty million trained	C
And licensed murderers	D
	-
In crime should live and act	E
If cunning folk say sooth	F
Who flay the naked fact	E
And carve the heart of truth	F
	-
The rulers cry aloud	G
We cannot cancel war	H
The end and bloody shroud	G
Of wrongs the worst abhor	H
And order's swaddling band	I
Know that relentless strife	J
Remains by sea and land	I
The holiest law of life	J
From fear in every guise	D
From sloth from lust of pelf	J
By war's great sacrifice	D
The world redeems itself	J
War is the source the theme	K
Of art the goal the bent	L
And brilliant academe	K
Of noble sentiment	M
The augury the dawn	N
Of golden times of grace	D
The true catholicon	N
And blood bath of the race	D
	-
We thirty million trained	C
And licensed murderers	D
Like zanies rigged and chained	C
By drill and scourge and curse	D
In shackles of despair	O
We know not how to break	P
What do we victims care	O
For art what interest take	P
In things unseen unheard	Q
Some diplomat no doubt	R
Will launch a heedless word	Q
And lurking war leap out	R
	-
We spell bound armies then	N
Huge brutes in dumb distress	D
Machines compact of men	N
Who once had consciences	D
Must trample harvests down	N
Vineyard and corn and oil	S
Dismantle town by town	N
Hamlet and homestead spoil	S
On each appointed path	F
Till lust of havoc light	T
A blood red blaze of wrath	F
In every frenzied sight	T
	-
In many a mountain pass	D
Or meadow green and fresh	U
Mass shall encounter mass	D
Of shuddering human flesh	U
Opposing ordnance roar	H
Across the swaths of slain	N
And blood in torrents pour	H
In vain always in vain	N
For war breeds war again	N
	-
The shameful dream is past	V
The subtle maze untrod	V
We recognise at last	V
That war is not of God	V

John Davidson

War Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

About War Song

Write your comment about War Song poem by John Davidson

Recent Interactions*

New Poems

Popular Poets