Poems (Coolidge)/Taps
TAPS
"Put out the lights!" Be my last thought a prayer;
Thy weary warrior seeks his Captain's care;
The morrow's march shall his endurance test,
Till daylight breaks, may he in safety rest.
Thy weary warrior seeks his Captain's care;
The morrow's march shall his endurance test,
Till daylight breaks, may he in safety rest.
When on closed ear shall all unheeded fall
The silvery notes of evening's bugle call,
Oh, may his head be pillowed on thy breast,
The peace be won—of everlasting rest.
The silvery notes of evening's bugle call,
Oh, may his head be pillowed on thy breast,
The peace be won—of everlasting rest.