A Nameless Grave Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A Nameless Grave

Rating: 2.9


'A soldier of the Union mustered out,'
Is the inscription on an unknown grave
At Newport News, beside the salt-sea wave,
Nameless and dateless; sentinel or scout
Shot down in skirmish, or disastrous rout
Of battle, when the loud artillery drave
Its iron wedges through the ranks of brave
And doomed battalions, storming the redoubt.
Thou unknown hero sleeping by the sea
In thy forgotten grave! with secret shame
I feel my pulses beat, my forehead burn,
When I remember thou hast given for me
All that thou hadst, thy life, thy very name,
And I can give thee nothing in return.

A Nameless Grave
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Walterrean Salley 25 November 2016

Acknowledging the ultimate piece of a fellowman. What a selfless thought. The thread of humanity runs deep.

1 0 Reply
* Sunprincess * 23 August 2015

....a most excellent write..and so sad ★

2 1 Reply
Mathias Pickleberry 08 November 2013

Wow! What can I say? This poem makes me finally feel accepted in today's society. What i would do to speak to Longfellow in person ROFL!

7 17 Reply
Chris Bowen 31 March 2010

i liked it, but, i think ducks in a pond type poems are more me.

15 30 Reply
READ THIS POEM IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Close
Error Success