Lanterna Rally

Author: Donald D. Creyk

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Published: 2015-07-19

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781331811510

Excerpt from Sparks From the Camp Fire: And Other Poems Spark I. Prelusive. Time's with'ring hand upon the vet'ran's brow, In furrowed lines its signal seal hath set; And forms of vigor once possessed, are now By palsied age and feebleness beset: And faithful hearts inured to sad regret, Attuned to catch the faintest trill of sound, From vanished years which they can ne'er forget; Still guard with reverent care each sacred mound' Where sleep the brave and true, in Freedom's hallowed ground. On fertile plain, in many a valley fair, Where balmy breezes woo the ripening grain; War's thunders there once pealed 'mid lurid glare And Freedom wept above her noble slain. In mute appeal, a myriad graves remain, O'er which recurring years have swiftly rolled: And Spring with flow'ry tread oft came again, And Summer's heat, and Winter's piercing cold; While Autumn flung o'er all its rustling robe of gold. Although with ceaseless flow the cycling years, On Time's fleet wing have to oblivion fled; Remembrance lives to wake our griefs and fears, Whene'er we seek communion with our dead, Tho' pleasures brief before our gaze are spread, The passing hour may future woes foretell, When smiles will fade, and bitter tears be shed; The heart oft loveth with the past to dwell, And muse o'er vanished scenes 'neath Memorys, mystic spell. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.