Peace and War: A Collection of PoemsMichael Harrison, Christopher Stuart-Clark This comprehensive anthology of nearly 200 poems chronicles the many voices of peace and war from ancient Greece and Rome, through the Bible, to the dropping of the atomic bomb, the wars in Korea and Vietname, the uneasiness of the present, and the uncertainty of the future. The stirring works will fuel many a classroom or family discussion. |
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... turned to toss the grass to dry ; But he turned first , and led my eye to look At a tall tuft of flowers beside a brook , A leaping tongue of bloom the scythe had spared Beside a reedy brook the scythe had bared . The mower in the dew ...
... turned to toss the grass to dry ; But he turned first , and led my eye to look At a tall tuft of flowers beside a brook , A leaping tongue of bloom the scythe had spared Beside a reedy brook the scythe had bared . The mower in the dew ...
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... turned the knobs ; no answer . On the third day a warship passed us , heading north , Dead bodies piled on the deck . On the sixth day A plane plunged over us into the sea . Thereafter Nothing . The radios dumb ; And still they stand in ...
... turned the knobs ; no answer . On the third day a warship passed us , heading north , Dead bodies piled on the deck . On the sixth day A plane plunged over us into the sea . Thereafter Nothing . The radios dumb ; And still they stand in ...
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... they have pulled our ploughs and borne our loads But that free servitude still can pierce our hearts . Our life is changed ; their coming our beginning . Edwin Muir The Second Coming Turning and turning in the widening gyre 174.
... they have pulled our ploughs and borne our loads But that free servitude still can pierce our hearts . Our life is changed ; their coming our beginning . Edwin Muir The Second Coming Turning and turning in the widening gyre 174.
Contents
What can I have Meant by Happiness? | 8 |
Day of These Days Laurie Lee | 14 |
Not One Yet Killed | 30 |
Copyright | |
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