God Send The Regicide

Vachel Lindsay 1879 (Springfield) – 1931 (Springfield)



Would that the lying rulers of the world
Were brought to block for tyrannies abhorred.
Would that the sword of Cromwell and the Lord,
The sword of Joshua and Gideon,
Hewed hip and thigh the hosts of Midian.
God send that ironside ere tomorrow’s sun;
Let Gabriel and Michael with him ride.
God send the Regicide.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABBCCCDA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 314
Words 58
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

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