Sunday, April 15, 2012

For A War Memorial Comments

Rating: ★2.9

The hucksters haggle in the mart
The cars and carts go by;
Senates and schools go droning on;
For dead things cannot die.
...
Read full text

Gilbert Keith Chesterton
COMMENTS
Susan Williams 11 February 2017

Poem after poem I find he is a poet most profound. Thank you PH for bringing him to our attention.

0 1 Reply
Ratnakar Mandlik 11 February 2017

dead things can not die. Thanks for sharing it here.

0 1 Reply
Load More...
Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

London, England
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
London, England
Poet's Page Poems More
Close Activity Quotes Biography Comments Following Followers Statistics My Profile Add New Poem Add New Quote
Poemhunter.com
 Best Poems Best Member Poems Best Classical Poems New Poems New Poets Best Member Poets Best Classical Poets Explore Poems Explore Poets Poem Of The Day
Poems About
 Love Poems Baby Poems Death Poems Sad Poems Birthday Poems Wedding Poems Nature Poems Sorry Poems Hero Poems Poetry E-Books
Best Poets
 Robert Frost Maya Angelou William Shakespeare Pablo Neruda Langston Hughes Emiliy Dickinson Shel Silverstein William Blake Rabindranath Tagore William Wordsworth
Best Poems
 Phenomenal Woman Still I Rise The Road Not Taken If You Forget Me Dreams Annabel Lee Caged Bird If Fire And Ice On The Death Of The Beloved
Poem Hunter App Store
PoemHunter Facebook PoemHunter Twitter PoemHunter Instagram
About Us Copyright notice Cookie Policy Privacy Statement Contact Us Help Report Error Is Poem Hunter a legit site? Is Poem Hunter safe? Comunity Rules Privacy Policy Legal Terms Of Use

Delivering Poems Around The World

Poems are the property of their respective owners. All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge...

7/23/2025 10:54:02 PM # 1.0.0

Close
Error Success