Not the muffled drums for him
Nor the wailing of the fife—
Trumpets blaring to the charge
Were the music of his life.
Let the music of his death
Be the feet of marching men!
Let his heart a thousandfold
Take the field again!
Amelia Josephine Burr
From "Life and Living"—Copyright, 1916. By permission of the Publishers, George H. Doran Company