Bars and Shadows by Ralph Chaplin
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O cleansing warrior wind, stronger than death, Wiser than men may know; O smite these stubborn walls and lay them low, Uproot and rend them with your mighty breath-- Blow, wild wind, blow! TO FREEDOM Out on the "lookout" in the wind and sleet, Out in the woods of fir and spruce and pine, Down in the hot slopes of the dripping mine We dreamed of you and Oh, the dream was sweet! And now you bless the felon food we eat And make each iron cell a sacred shrine; For when your love thrills in the blood like wine, The very stones grow holy to our feet. We shall be faithful though we march with Death And singing storm the barricades of Wrong, For life is such a little thing to give. We shall fight on as long as we have breath-- Love in our hearts and on our lips a song-- Without you it were better not to live! THE VISION MAKER |
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