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Won't you help support DayPoems? Is She Here?By John Hay10/8/1838-7/1/1905He came in victory's lambent flame 'Mid myriad shouts and trumpets' blare, While the glad people's loud acclaim Made vocal all the summer air. But while the cannon's thunder boomed Half-heard amid the loyal cry, And starry banners glowed and bloomed In beauty neath that western sky, He from the highway turned apart And to a quiet nook drew near, The dearest pulses of his heart Beating the question, "Is she here?" The glory well and hardly earned In civic toil and battle's fire Was all forgotten as he turned To meet his human heart's desire. And light as dust lay in the scale The favor of a flattering world Weighed by that joy which cannot fail In love and faith and honor furled. Like fire within the opal's heart, Like fragrance in the rose's breast, A sacred joy, serene, apart, The highest and the holiest. DayPoems Poem No. 1613 Comment on DayPoems? If you are like us, you have strong feelings about poetry, and about each poem you read. Let it all out! Comment on this poem, any poem, DayPoems, other poetry places or the art of poetry at DayPoems Feedback. Won't you help support DayPoems? Click here to learn more about how you can keep DayPoems on the Web . . . Copyright The DayPoems web site, www.daypoems.net, is copyright 2001-2005 by Timothy K. Bovee. All rights reserved. The authors of poetry and other material appearing on DayPoems retain full rights to their work. Any requests for publication in other venues must be negotiated separately with the authors. The editor of DayPoems will gladly assist in putting interested parties in contact with the authors. |
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