Written after the United States entered the war, fighting on the side of the Entente Allies. Halt! Attention! Salute the flag, The boys are marching…
Author: Samantha Evans
Masata By Alan L. Strang
Masata was an Indian boy, he lived on the banks of the Ohio River in Kentucky. During the Revolutionary War in 1771, the Americans were taking over…
How can we Fool the Rooster? By Alan L. Strang
Written when the clock was set ahead one hour on April 1, 1918. Our Rooster wakes at half-past five And crows with all his might, He…
Epitaph By Alan L. Strang
Our loved ones lay them down to sleep And leave us here to grieve and mourn, While we, our silent watches keep, O’er their low graves whence they…
Dreams By Alan L. Strang
Away o’er the hills in the valley green Away from the noise of the busy town; I dream sweet dreams of the olden days Of you in your…
Do Not Worry By Alan L. Strang
Do not worry over trifles, though to you they may seem great, All your fretting will not help you, or your troubles dissipate. If your sky is dark…
A Wreath Of Flowers By Alan L. Strang
Written for Decoration Day, May 30, 1918. I wove me a wreath of flowers To place in memories hall, In honor of the brave and fearless…
A Small Boy’s Desire By Alan L. Strang
Written for the first thrift stamp drive. I want to be a soldier And march away to France; I want to find a wicked “Hun,” And shoot…
From A Full Heart By A. A. Milne
In days of peace my fellow-men Rightly regarded me as more like A Bishop than a Major-Gen., And nothing since has made me warlike; But when this age-long struggle…
Zu der edlen Yagd – [A Treatise On Trees�Vine-tree v. Saddle-Tree] By Adam Lindsay Gordon
�Now, welcome, welcome, masters mine, Thrice welcome to the noble chase, Nor earthly sport, nor sport divine, Can take such honourable place.� – Ballad of the Wild Huntsman. (Free…