Elegy in a Country Churchyard by GK Chesterton

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I'm tired of seeing all the requests, so I thought I'd finally start posting here.

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The men that worked for England
They have their graves at home:
And bees and birds of England
About the cross can roam.

But they that fought for England,
Following a falling star,
Alas, alas for England
They have their graves afar.

And they that rule in England,
In stately conclave met,
Alas, alas for England,
They have no graves as yet.

Comments

[hakucho-cygnus.livejournal.com]

Nice...and it rings true about the nature of how patriotism may distort our views on how our heroes are. That's my impression of this poem, at least. And I add that I don't intend to attack anyone who takes pride in patriotism in any way whatsoever.