1. shame

  • It feels a shame to be Alive —

    It feels a shame to be Alive —

    When Men so brave — are dead —

    One envies the Distinguished Dust —

    Permitted — such a Head —


    The Stone — that tells defending Whom

    This Spartan put away

    What little of Him we — possessed

    In Pawn for Liberty —


    The price is great —...

  • Shame is the shawl of Pink

    Shame is the shawl of Pink

    In which we wrap the Soul

    To keep it from infesting Eyes —

    The elemental Veil

    Which helpless Nature drops

    When pushed upon a scene

    Repugnant to her probity —

    Shame is the tint divine.

  • There is a Shame of Nobleness —

    There is a Shame of Nobleness —

    Confronting Sudden Pelf —

    A finer Shame of Ecstasy —

    Convicted of Itself —


    A best Disgrace — a Brave Man feels —

    Acknowledged — of the Brave —

    One More — "Ye Blessed" — to be told —

    But that's — Behind the Grave —