The Homing
By John Jerome Rooney (1866-1934) |
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ADMIRAL, Admiral, sailing home�
Sailing home through the
far, dim seas,
Know you the sound that over the foam
Rises and sinks in the sunset breeze?
Know you the
thrill and know you the start
That pulses and runs
through the wind and the spray,
Pulses and runs from a
nation's heart
To meet you and greet you over the way?
Not for the might of your guns alone,
Thundering doom
by the Eastern gate;
Not for the bugle of victory blown,�
Not for these do we watch and wait!
The glory is
sweet�ay, sweet to the soul
Of a people proud in the
pride of youth,
But sweeter to know, as the seasons roll,
Our men, as of old, are men in truth! |
By
John Jerome Rooney (1866-1934)
Listed September 14, 2013 |
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