A Curse For A Nation
I heard an angel speak last night,
And he said Write!
Write a Nations curse for me,
And send it over the Western Sea.
I faltered, taking up the word:
Not so, my lord!
If curses must be, choose another
To send thy curse against my brother.
For I am bound by gratitude,
By love and blood,
To brothers of mine across the sea,
Who stretch out kindly hands to me.
Therefore, the voice said, shalt thou write
My curse to-night.
From the summits of love a curse is driven,
As lightning is from the tops of heaven.
Not so, I answered. Evermore
My heart is sore
For my own lands sins: for little feet
Of children bleeding along the street:
For parked-up honors that gainsay
The right of way:
For almsgiving through a door that is
Not open enough for two friends to kiss:
For love of freedom which abates
Beyond the Straits:
For patriot virtue starved to vi
Self-praise, self-i, and suspi:
For an oligarchic parliament,
And bribes well-meant.
What curse to……（内容加载失败！）
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