@3THE quiet and courageous night, The keen vibration of the stars, Call me, from morbid peace, to fight The world's forlorn and desperate wars. The air throbs like a rolling drum— The brave hills and the singing sea, Unrest and people's faces come Like battle-trumpets, rousing me. And while Life's lusty banner flies, I shall assail, with raging mirth, The scornful and untroubled skies, The cold complacency of earth.@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MUSIC by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET NORTH WINTER by HAYDEN CARRUTH AGING TOGETHER by CLARENCE MAJOR MADMAN OF THE SOUTH SIDE by CLARENCE MAJOR DOMESDAY BOOK: JOHN SCOFIELD by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |