Poems (Jordan)/Memorial Day
MEMORIAL DAY
Well-kept the marriage-vows 'twixt South and North,
And their twin sons,—Peace and Prosperity,
Now call upon us all to rally forth,
And hail the wedding anniversary.
And their twin sons,—Peace and Prosperity,
Now call upon us all to rally forth,
And hail the wedding anniversary.
Bring vari-tinted blessings which have grown
From all the seed War's heavy hand hath sown,
And hide each hero's grave therewith, and by
Mem'ry's caress tell him he cannot die,
Whose priestly wounds with crimson lips have said
The word by which the North and South were wed!
From all the seed War's heavy hand hath sown,
And hide each hero's grave therewith, and by
Mem'ry's caress tell him he cannot die,
Whose priestly wounds with crimson lips have said
The word by which the North and South were wed!