Patriotic Poems
Free Patriotic Poems are suitable for special occasions such as Memorial Day and the 4th of July, as well as any time we choose to honor our airmen, soldiers and sailors. Our family uses Memorial Day Poems and Family Poems to honor family members, friends and all of those who have served our country with honor and paid the ultimate price for our freedom.-Grandma Mary
A Sailor's Song by Matilda Betham
I ponder many a silent hour,
On friends belov'd when far at sea,
And, tell me, have I not the power
To draw one kindred thought to me!
America's Welcome Home by Henry Van Dyke
Oh, gallantly they fared forth in khaki and in blue,
America's crusading host of warriors bold and true;
They battled for the rights of man beside our brave Allies,
And now they're coming home to us with glory in their eyes.
Gone To The War, by Horatio Alger Jr.
My Charlie has gone to the war,
My Charlie so brave and tall;
He left his plough in the furrow,
And flew at his country's call.
May God in safety keep him,--
My precious boy--my all!
Ode For Memorial Day by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Done are the toils and the wearisome marches,
Done is the summons of bugle and drum.
Softly and sweetly the sky over-arches,
Shelt'ring a land where Rebellion is dumb.
The Price Of Victory, by Horatio Alger Jr.
"A VICTORY!--a victory!"
Is flashed across the wires;
Speed, speed the news from State to State,
Light up the signal fires!
Let all the bells from all the towers
A joyous peal ring out;
We've gained a glorious victory,
And put the foe to rout!
The Unknown Soldier by Angela Morgan
He is known to the sun-white Majesties
Who stand at the gates of dawn.
He is known to the cloud-borne company
Whose souls but late have gone.
Like wind-flung stars through lattice bars
They throng to greet their own,
With voice of flame they sound his name
Who died to us unknown.
Where Is My Boy Tonight? by Horatio Alger Jr.
When the clouds in the Western sky
Flush red with the setting sun,--
When the veil of twilight falls,
And the busy day is done,--
I sit and watch the clouds,
With their crimson hues alight,
And ponder with anxious heart,
Oh, where is my boy to-night?
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