To A Canadian Lad Killed In The War
Duncan Campbell Scott 1862 (Ottawa) – 1947
O noble youth that held our honour in keeping,
And bore it sacred through the battle flame,
How shall we give full measure of acclaim
To thy sharp labour, thy immortal reaping?
For though we sowed with doubtful hands, half sleeping,
Thou in thy vivid pride hast reaped a nation,
And brought it in with shouts and exultation,
With drums and trumpets, with flags flashing and leaping.
Let us bring pungent wreaths of balsam, and tender
Tendrils of wild-flowers, lovelier for thy daring,
And deck a sylvan shrine, where the maple parts
The moonlight, with lilac bloom, and the splendour
Of suns unwearied; all unwithered, wearing
Thy valor stainless in our heart of hearts.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABBAACCA DAEDAE |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 665 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6 |
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