Bees in Amber - A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse by John Oxenham
page 46 of 130 (35%)
page 46 of 130 (35%)
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_Break your bonds, Britain_!
Stand up once again for the right! We have stained our hands in the times that are past, Before God, we would wash them white. _For the Nations are in the proving; Each day is Judgment Day; And the peoples He finds wanting Shall pass--by the winding way_. HEARTS IN EXILE O Exiled Hearts--for you, for you-- Love still can find the way! _Hear the voices of the women on the road_! O Shadowed Lives--for you, for you-- Hope hath not lost her ray! _Hear the laughter of the children on the road_! O Gloomy Night--for you, for you-- Dawn tells of coming day! _Hear the clink of breaking fetters on the road_! O Might sans Right--for you, for you-- The feet of crumbling clay! _Hear the slow, sure tread of Freedom on the road_! |
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