A Cheer and salute for the Admiral, and here ’s to the Captain bold,
And never forget the Commodore’s debt when the deeds of might are told!
They stand to the deck through the battle’s wreck when the great shells roar and screech—
And never they fear when the foe is near...
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To Confront His Own Portrait for “The Wound Dresser” in “Leaves of Grass” OUT from behind this bending, rough-cut mask, |
[The Spanish-American War, 1898] |
Behind Me — dips Eternity — |
The actor struts his little hour, |
Death leaves Us homesick, who behind, |
The Dust behind I strove to join |
The event was directly behind Him |