Show southern tribute my bly home Is tar far from arlington A thousand miles or more and born beneath a southern sun rm im southern to the core but when I 1 went to washington there seemed to come to me m jl A nobler lovo for all the land from center to the sea the mast and anchor of the maine which seas fleas could never keep the hosts of tombs to fire the brain with love for those who sleep the monument to those who died on blood soaked fields of france bespeak a lovo love that shall abide through time and circumstance the unknown soldier resting there deneath beneath IL a massive tomb had fought to lift the worlds despair and break the shadowed sha dowd gloom they did not ask from whence he was nor kor seek his past to scan they only saw his wounds and scars scare and know he was a man mail they burled buried him at arlington bild lid pomp of high degree decree A mile or two from washington deside beside the home of lee from north or south from east or west they cared not whence ho he came they only knew he be stood the test through shot and j hell and lame so when I 1 went to arlington there seemed to come to roe me A nobler love for all the land athani had thought could be and now cow I 1 weep at arlington and now I 1 smile 0 or pray for I 1 at stately arlington was wa born again today den ben hunt in houston chronicle |