As the Greek's Signal Flame
1819-1892
As the Greek's signal flame, by antique records told,
Rose from the hill-top, like applause and glory,
Welcoming in fame some special veteran, hero,
With rosy tinge reddening the land he'd served,
So I aloft from Mannahatta's ship-fringed shore,
Lift high a kindled brand for thee, Old Poet.
DayPoems Poem No. 2218
<a href="http://www.daypoems.net/poems/2218.html">As the Greek's Signal Flame by Walt Whitman</a>
The DayPoems Poetry Collection, www.daypoems.net
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