The Captain's Feather
by
Samuel Minturn Peck (1854-1938) |
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THE DEW is on the heather,
The moon is in the sky,
And the captain's waving feather
Proclaims the hour is
nigh
When some upon their horses
Shall through the
battle ride,
And some with bleeding corses
Must on the
heather bide.
The dust is on the heather,
The moon
is in the sky,
And about the captain's feather
The
bolts of battle fly;
But hark, what sudden wonder
Breaks forth upon the gloom?
It is the cannon's thunder
It is the voice of doom!
The blood is on the heather,
The night is in the sky,
And the gallant captain's
feather
Shall wave no more on high;
The grave and holy
brother
To God is saying Mass,
But who shall tell his
mother,
And who shall tell his lass? |
By Samuel Minturn Peck (1854-1938)
Listed February 18, 2013 |
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