Breathe not a whisper here; <br />The place where thou dost stand is hallowed ground; <br />In silence gather near this upheaved mound - <br />Around the soldier's bier. <br /> <br />Here Liberty may weep, <br />And Freedom pause in her unchecked career, <br />To pay the sacred tribute of a tear <br />O'er the pale warrior's sleep. <br /> <br />That arm now cold in death, <br />But late on glory's field triumphant bore <br />Our country's flag; that marble brow once bore <br />The victor's fadeless wreath. <br /> <br />Rest soldier, sweetly rest; <br />Affection's gentle hand shall deck thy tomb <br />With flowers and chaplets of unfading bloom <br />Be laid upon thy breast.<br /><br />Anonymous Americas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-soldier-s-grave-2/
