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"Our Hitch in Hell" is a ballad by American poet Frank Bernard Camp, originally published as one of 49 [1] ballads in a 1917 collection entitled American Soldier Ballads, that went on to inspire multiple variants among American law enforcement and military, either as The Final Inspection, the Soldier's Prayer (or Poem), the Policeman's Prayer ...
James J. Metcalfe, in a collage of FBI Special Agents from 1934. His poem, "We Were the G-Men," may be seen at center. Metcalf is at center in the far left column. James J. Metcalfe (September 16, 1906 – March 1960) was an American poet whose "Daily Poem Portraits" were published in more than 100 United States newspapers during the 1940s and 1950s.
As he mutters a prayer for the children asleep— For their mother—may Heaven defend her ! The moon seems to shine just as brightly as then, That night when the love yet unspoken Leaped up to his lips—when low-murmured vows Were pledged to be ever unbroken. Then drawing his sleeve roughly over his eyes, He dashes off tears that are welling,
Robert Daley (born 1930 in New York City) [1] [better source needed] is an American writer, journalist, and former New York City Police Department officer. He is the author of 31 books, six of which have been adapted for film, and a hundred or so magazine articles and stories.
It was recorded by Ian Dury, originally on the soundtrack album Apples (1989) and later on The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories (1992). Dury used only those place names that refer to locations in London. Below is a version predating Dury's recording, with alternate versions given in the notes.
Poetry, social criticism: Published: October 11, 1972 (Harper & Row) Pages: 124: Little Prayers and Finite Experience is a book of prose and poetry by Paul Goodman.
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Published in Kipling's 1896 collection of poetry, The Seven Seas, the patriotic hymn was among the works that consolidated Kipling's reputation as "The Laureate of Empire". [3] Roger Pocock , the founder of the Legion of Frontiersmen , did not appear to notice Kipling's complex vision of the imperial task when he praised the poem in a letter to ...