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The Dead is the name of two poems by
''There's none of these so lonely and poor of old,''
''But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.''
''These laid the world away; poured out the red''
''Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be''
''Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene,''
''That men call age; and those who would have been.''
''Their sons, they gave, their immortality.'' ''Blow, bugles, blow! They brought us, for our dearth.''
''Holiness, lacked so long, and Love, and Pain.''
''Honour has come back, as a king, to earth,''
''And paid his subjects with a royal wage;''
''And Nobleness walks in our ways again;''
''And we have come into our heritage.''
''Washed marvellously with sorrow, swift to mirth.''
''The years had given them kindness. Dawn was theirs,''
''And sunset, and the colours of the earth.''
''These had seen movement, and heard music; known''
''Slumber and waking; loved; gone proudly friended;''
''Felt the quick stir of wonder; sat alone;''
''Touched flowers and furs and cheeks. All this is ended.'' ''There are waters blown by changing winds to laughter''
''And lit by the rich skies, all day. And after,''
''Frost, with a gesture, stays the waves that dance''
''And wandering loveliness. He leaves a white''
''Unbroken glory, a gathered radiance,''
''A width, a shining peace, under the night.''
The first three lines of the third poem appear engraved on the
Rupert Brooke
Rupert Chawner Brooke (3 August 1887 – 23 April 1915)The date of Brooke's death and burial under the Julian calendar that applied in Greece at the time was 10 April. The Julian calendar was 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar. was an En ...
, parts III and IV of his collection ''1914
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...
''.
1914
Brooke wrote the five poems that were published in 1914 in the autumn after the outbreak of theFirst World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
when he enlisted in the Royal Naval Division
The 63rd (Royal Naval) Division was a United Kingdom infantry division of the First World War. It was originally formed as the Royal Naval Division at the outbreak of the war, from Royal Navy and Royal Marine reservists and volunteers, who wer ...
. Also in this collection is ' The Soldier', one of Brooke's most famous poems, though 'The Dead' (IV) was one of his personal favourites. The poems were published in New Numbers before being published in 1914. Brooke published five poems for this collection: I: 'Peace', II: 'Safety', III: 'The Dead', IV: 'The Dead', V: 'The Soldier'.
III: The Dead
''Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!''''There's none of these so lonely and poor of old,''
''But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.''
''These laid the world away; poured out the red''
''Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be''
''Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene,''
''That men call age; and those who would have been.''
''Their sons, they gave, their immortality.'' ''Blow, bugles, blow! They brought us, for our dearth.''
''Holiness, lacked so long, and Love, and Pain.''
''Honour has come back, as a king, to earth,''
''And paid his subjects with a royal wage;''
''And Nobleness walks in our ways again;''
''And we have come into our heritage.''
IV: The Dead
''These hearts were woven of human joys and cares,''''Washed marvellously with sorrow, swift to mirth.''
''The years had given them kindness. Dawn was theirs,''
''And sunset, and the colours of the earth.''
''These had seen movement, and heard music; known''
''Slumber and waking; loved; gone proudly friended;''
''Felt the quick stir of wonder; sat alone;''
''Touched flowers and furs and cheeks. All this is ended.'' ''There are waters blown by changing winds to laughter''
''And lit by the rich skies, all day. And after,''
''Frost, with a gesture, stays the waves that dance''
''And wandering loveliness. He leaves a white''
''Unbroken glory, a gathered radiance,''
''A width, a shining peace, under the night.''
Usage
The first three lines of the third poem appear engraved on the Memorial arch
Memorial gates and arches are architectural monuments in the form of gates and arches or other entrances, constructed as a memorial, often dedicated to a particular war though some are dedicated to individuals. The function is similar to that of ...
located at the entrance to the Royal Military College of Canada
'')
, established = 1876
, type = Military academy
, chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister)
, principal = Harry Kowal
, head_label ...
which commemorated the fallen ex-cadets from World War I onwards. The first eight lines of the third poem appear on Royal Naval Division War Memorial
The Royal Naval Division Memorial is a First World War memorial located on Horse Guards Parade in central London, and dedicated to members of the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division (RND) killed in that conflict. Sir Edwin Lutyens designed the memorial ...
.
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dead, The World War I poems 1914 poems Poems about death