War
Fools, fools, fools,
Your blood is hot to-day.
It cools
When you are clay.
It joins the very clod
Wherein you look at God,
Wherein at last you see
The living God
The loving God,
Which was your enemy.
Credit
This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on October 19, 2019, by the Academy of American Poets.
About this Poem
“War” was published in 1914 in The Nation.
Author
Witter Bynner
Witter Bynner
Witter Bynner was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1881. He graduated from Harvard University in 1902. After college, he worked as a newspaper reporter and, later, as the assistant editor of McClure’s magazine.
Date Published
01/01/1914