The Union of the Flags
Florence Earle Coates 1850 (Philadelphia) – 1927 (Philadelphia)
We have hung out the flags that we love best—
The British, the French and our own;
Adoring we see them together,
That never together were flown!
And we feel in the bond is a blessing
For every grief to atone.
O flag of my own Land, give welcome!
Be proud to embrace, fold with fold,
These emblems of service heroic
Whose measure can never be told:
These banners that speak to the future
Of honor that shall not grow old!
Across them is Sacrifice written;
They voice peoples generous, brave,
Who, suffering all men can suffer
This side of eternity, gave
Their best with unflinching devotion,
The wronged and the helpless to save.
They poured out their hearts’ blood for freedom;
They stood in the terrible way,
And bore the full brunt of the onslaught
That darkened the sun at noonday.
We gaze with dimmed eyes on their Colors,
Out souls strong for duty as they!
We will stand with high hearts by our Allies,
With fear of no evil but shame;
We will face coward Death and outface him,
In Liberty’s eloquent name;
For we’re of the brood of the Lion
That Tyranny never could tame!
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Submitted by naama on July 13, 2020
Modified on April 22, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,100 |
Words | 198 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
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