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Bees in Amber

by Oxenham John

Literature & Fiction » Poetry

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William Arthur Dunkerley was a prolific English journalist, novelist and poet. He is famous for his hymn-writing and novels. His poetry contains also ‘Bees in Amber: a little book of thoughtful verse’, written in 1913, which became an absolute bestseller. the book is recommended to anyone who likes English poetry.

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...sake of our women and children_!"And Britain stands quietly by. _O Britain, your hands are red_!_Cleanse your hands, Britain_!Yea, cleanse them in blood if it _must_ be!For blood that is shed in the cause of rightHas power, as of old, to wash souls white. _Cleanse your hands, Britain_!O for the fiery grace of old, --The heart and the masterful hand!But grace grows dim and the fire grows cold, We are heavy with greed and lust and gold, And life creeps low in the land. _Break your bonds, Britain_!Stand up once again for the right!We have stained our hands in the times that are past, Before God, we would wash them white. _For the Nations are in the proving;Each day is Judgment Day;And the peoples He finds wantingShall pass--by the winding way_. HEARTS IN EXILEO Exiled Hearts--for you, for you--Love still can find the way! _Hear the voices of the women on the road_!O Shadowed Lives--for you, for you--Hope hath not lost her ray! _Hear the laughter of the children on the road_!O Gloomy...