All is repose and peace,
Untrampled lies the sod;
The shouts of battle cease,
It is the Truce of God!
Rest, comrades, rest and sleep!
The thoughts of men shall be
As sentinels to keep
Your rest from danger free.
Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours.
In this photograph from May 30, 1899 young women have gathered daises for Decoration Day.
Photograph courtesy/The Library of Congress
"Decoration Day"
(1882)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1807-1882)
American poet
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