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"A Funeral Rhapsody in Memory of General Bem" (in Polish Bema pamięci żałobny rapsod) is a poem by Polish poet Cyprian Norwid, [1] a descendant of the Polish king John III Sobieski. It is an elegy for a famous Polish commander, Józef Bem , [ 2 ] who was a hero of three nations, Polish, Hungarian and Turkish.
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The text, in four haiku stanzas each of 17 syllables, was written at Stravinsky's request by W. H. Auden in memory of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, and Stravinsky chose to repeat the opening stanza at the end. [1] Elegy makes use of various textural changes to accommodate the changes in vocal register. The piece is in ternary form ...
27. My Father, My Friend My father, my friend, This to me you have always been. Through good times and bad, Your understandings I have had. —Peggy Stewart. 28. Meant To Be A Dad Dad, oh father ...
The soldier's father read the poem on BBC radio in 1995 in remembrance of his son, who had left the poem among his personal effects in an envelope addressed 'To all my loved ones'. The poem's first four lines are engraved on one of the stones of the Everest Memorial, Chukpi Lhara, in Dhugla Valley, near Everest. Reference to the wind and snow ...
In the Clearing is a 1962 poetry collection by Robert Frost. It contains the poem "For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration", much of which Frost had composed to be read at President Kennedy's inauguration but could not. The book is also known for "Kitty Hawk", the book's longest poem, which muses on the Wright Brothers' accomplishment in manned ...
In Memory of My Brother, John Wordsworth, Commander of the E. I. Company's Ship, The Earl Of Abergavenny, in which He Perished by Calamitous Shipwreck, Feb. 6th, 1805. "The Sheep-boy whistled loud, and lo!" Epitaphs and Elegiac Pieces. 1842 VI 1800–1805 "When, to the attractions of the busy world," Poems on the Naming of Places 1815 Louisa.
John Frederick Freeman (29 January 1880 – 23 September 1929) was an English poet and essayist, who gave up a successful career in insurance to write full-time. He was born in London , and started as an office boy aged 13.