Glory Days
The Glory days are over
Or had they ever been?
To fight with hope and valor
To fight and die again;
With scarlet sword and bayonet
Through dirt and grime and mud
Never should we e’er forget
That purchased then with blood;
Yet what glory, yet what sin
What spirit here but gone
Though the fight without be done, within
The Battle rages on
About this poem
In reference to the historical movie "Glory" depicting the first black regiment to serve in combat for the US.
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Submitted by DungeonDave on May 08, 2023
Modified by DungeonDave on May 08, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 344 |
Words | 69 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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