The White Pall Of Peace
Alfred Austin 1835 (Leeds) – 1913 (Ashford)
Over the peaceful veldt,
Silently, snowflakes fall!
Silently, slow, unfelt,
Cover the Past with a pall!
Brave brother Boers, let us hie
To your and our brothers dead;
Over the spot where they lie
Tears, yours and ours, be shed!
Underneath turf, cross, and stone
Combat and discord be husht!
Blest be the heroes unknown,
Blest be their deeds and dust.
Now that the war-clamours cease,
And silently snowflakes fall,
Give we the kiss of Peace,
And one Flag be the Flag of us all!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAX XAXA CACA DBDB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 469 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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