In Memoriam S.C.W., V.C.
There is no fitter end than this. No need is now to yearn nor sigh. We know the glory that is his, A glory that can never die. Surely you knew it long before, Knew all along that he was made For a swift radiant morning, for A sacrificing swift night-shade.
Credit
From Marlborough and Other Poems (Cambridge University Press, 1919) by Charles Hamilton Sorley. Copyright © 1919 by Charles Hamilton Sorley. This poem is in the public domain.
Author
Charles Hamilton Sorley
Charles Hamilton Sorley was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1895. He served in the British Army and was killed in action at the Battle of Loos in 1915. His poetry was published posthumously as Marlborough and Other Poems (Cambridge University Press, 1916).
Date Published
01/01/1919