A Poem From Rob
April 21st, 2006 · Posted in Pictures, Poetry, Reflections · 1 CommentRob posted the following picture and poem. I liked it so much I had to post it here!
This I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream:–
There spread a cloud of dust along a plain;
And underneath the cloud, or in it, raged
A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords
Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince’s banner
Wavered, then staggered backward, hemmed by foes.A craven hung along the battle’s edge,
And thought, “Had I a sword of keener steel –
That blue blade that the king’s son bears — but this
Blunt thing!” — he snapped and flung it from his hand.
And lowering crept away and left the field.Then came the king’s son, wounded, sore bested,
And weaponless, and saw the broken sword,
Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand,
And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout
Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down,
And saved a great cause that heroic day.~ Edward R. Still
April 21st, 2006 at 10:07 pm
tks!