Richard Somers
by Barrett Eastman (1869-1910) |
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His body lies upon the shore,
Afar from his beloved
land,
And over him shine tropic suns;
No more he
thrills at sound of guns,
No longer, cutlass in his hand,
Cries, "Follow me!" and goes before.
Above him droop
the languid trees,
Athirst and fainting with the noon;
Around him drowsy lizards crawl.
No more he hears the
boatswain's call,
Nor sees the waters rock the moon,
Nor smells the keen and salty breeze.
Vain roars old
Ocean in his ear,
Calling to him from mighty deeps,
Yearning for him who loved the main.
Never shall he make
sail again;
Under the restless sands he sleeps,
He is
at rest, he cannot hear.
But when the Trumpet sounds
alarms
On that great day when all shall rise,
And
earth and sea give up their dead,
Then out from his
unquiet bed
Where now heroic SOMERS lies
His soul will
leap to Ocean's arms! |
By Barrett Eastman (1869-1910)
Listed December 8, 2012Richard Somers was a U.S. Navy officer and hero
killed
in 1804 along with his crew when their
ship Intrepid
prematurely exploded in the harbor
of Tripoli, Lybia.
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