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Golden Stars And Other Verses Following "The Red Flower" By: Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) |
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by HENRY VAN DYKE
The Valley of Vision
Fighting for Peace
The Unknown Quantity
The Ruling Passion
The Blue Flower Out of Doors in the Holy Land
Days Off
Little Rivers
Fisherman's Luck Poems, Collection in one volume Golden Stars
The Red Flower
The Grand Canyon, and Other Poems
The White Bees, and Other Poems
The Builders, and Other Poems
Music, and Other Poems
The Toiling of Felix, and Other Poems
The House of Rimmon CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS GOLDEN STARS And Other Verses Following "The Red Flower" by HENRY VAN DYKE New York
Charles Scribner's Sons
1919
Copyright, 1918, 1919, by Charles Scribner's Sons
Published February, 1919
Copyright, 1918, By the Outlook Company
Copyright, 1918, By the New York Herald Co.
Copyright, 1917, By New York Times Co.
Copyright, 1918, By New York Tribune, Inc.
Copyright, 1917, By Land & Water Pub. Co.
Copyright, 1918, By the Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918, By the Press Publishing Co. [Illustration]
NOTE The only reason for printing this little book is that many people have
expressed a desire to have the memorial poem, "Golden Stars," in a
permanent form. The other verses are included simply because they are a wayside record
of some of the varied feelings of an old lover of peace who was willing
to fight for it, feelings which may find a response in other American
hearts. Henry van Dyke.
Avalon, January 6, 1919.
CONTENTS PAGE
The Peaceful Warrior 3
The Winds of War News 4
Righteous Wrath 5
Facta non Verba 6
From Glory unto Glory 7
Signs of the Zodiac 10
Britain, France, America 13
The Red Cross 14
Easter Road, 1918 15
America's Welcome Home 17
The Surrender of the German Fleet 19
Golden Stars 21
THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR
I have no joy in strife,
Peace is my great desire;
Yet God forbid I lose my life
Through fear to face the fire. A peaceful man must fight
For that which peace demands,
Freedom and faith, honor and right,
Defend with heart and hands. Farewell, my friendly books;
Farewell, ye woods and streams;
The fate that calls me forward looks
To a duty beyond dreams. Oh, better to be dead
With a face turned to the sky,
Than live beneath a slavish dread
And serve a giant lie. Stand up, my heart, and strive
For the things most dear to thee!
Why should we care to be alive
Unless the world is free? May, 1918.
THE WINDS OF WAR NEWS
The winds of war news change and veer
Now westerly and full of cheer,
Now easterly, depressing, sour
With tidings of the Teutons' power. But thou, America, whose heart
With brave Allies has taken part,
Be not a weathercock to change
With these wild winds that shift and range. Be thou a compass ever true,
Through sullen clouds or skies of blue,
To that great star which rules the night,
The star of Liberty and Right. Lover of peace, oh set thy soul,
Thy strength, thy wealth, thy conscience whole,
To win the peace thine eyes foresee,
The triumph of Democracy. December 19, 1917.
RIGHTEOUS WRATH
There are many kinds of hatred, as many kinds of fire;
And some are fierce and fatal with murderous desire;
And some are mean and craven, revengeful, sullen, slow,
They hurt the man that holds them more than they hurt his foe. And yet there is a hatred that purifies the heart:
The anger of the better against the baser part,
Against the false and wicked, against the tyrant's sword,
Against the enemies of love, and all that hate the Lord. O cleansing indignation, O flame of righteous wrath,
Give me a soul to feel thee and follow in thy path!
Save me from selfish virtue, arm me for fearless fight,
And give me strength to carry on, a soldier of the Right! January, 1918... Continue reading book >>
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