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Show 1 1 The Rambling Rhymster By LES PLETTNER JUDGMENT 'Round great men of our modern time Do conflicts seethe and rage. Some think they are of cast sublime. The wonders of the age. While others think they worthless are, And them do they revile; Assailing them, and leaving scar To last for long, long while. However, e'er we judgment pass Upon these men of now. Amid the din and sounding brass, Amid the raucous row We'd rather wait until the strife And bickerings have ceased; Until the pettiness that's rife Has lightened been, and eased. We'd rather wait until the dawn Of calmer, clearer day. Until the smoke of battle's gone And vanished quite away. Then in the clear perspective brought By reason's calm embrace We'll see them in the way we ought, Accord them proper place. We'll see them in their role as men Far from the furious fray, And we shall judge them truly when The smoke has cleared away. |