A Holiday
Berlin, Germany, gave the school children a half holiday to celebrate the sinking of the Lusitania. War declares a holiday; Little children, run and play. Ring-a-rosy round the earth With the garland of your mirth. Shrill a song brim full of glee Of a great ship sunk at sea. Tell with pleasure and with pride How a hundred children died. Sing of orphan babes, whose cries Beat against unanswering skies; Let a mother's mad despair Lend staccato to your air. Sing of babes who drowned alone; Sing of headstones, marked 'Unknown'; Sing of homes made desolate Where the stricken mourners wait. Sing of battered corpses tossed By the heedless waves, and lost. Run, sweet children, sing and play; War declares a holiday.
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"Berlin, Germany, gave the school children a half holiday to celebrate the sinking of the Lusitania...."
Exploring the themes of classic, Ella Wheeler Wilcox delivers a powerful performance in "A Holiday"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...