Peter Cooper
by Joaquin Miller (1837-1913) |
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Give honor and love for evermore
To this great man
gone to rest;
Peace on the dim Plutonian shore,
Rest
in the land of the blest.
I reckon him greater than
any man
That ever drew sword in war;
I reckon him
nobler than king or khan,
Braver and better by far.
And wisest he in this whole wide land
Of hoarding
till bent and gray;
For all you can hold in your cold
dead hand
Is what you have given away.
So whether
to wander the stars or to rest
Forever hushed and dumb,
He gave with a zest and he gave his best�
Give him the
best to come. |
By Joaquin Miller (1837-1913)
Listed July
23, 2013This poem honors Peter Cooper
(1791-1883) who was
an American industrialist, inventor,
philanthropist,
and candidate for President of the United States.
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