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Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.
Because your lover threw wild hands toward
the sky
And the affrighted steed ran on alone,
Do not weep.
War is kind.
Hoarse, booming drums of the
regiment,
Little souls who thirst for fight,
These men were born to drill and die.
The unexplained glory flies
above them,
Great is the battle-god, great, and his kingdom --
A field where a thousand corpses lie.
Do not
weep, babe, for war is kind.
Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches,
Raged at his breast, gulped and died,
Do not weep.
War is kind.
Swift blazing flag of the regiment,
Eagle with crest of red and gold,
These
men were born to drill and die.
Point for them the virtue of slaughter,
Make plain to them the excellence of killing
And a field where a thousand corpses lie.
Mother whose heart hung humble as a button
On the bright splendid
shroud of your son,
Do not weep.
War is kind.
This song and poem are alike, in the way
they both discuss members of families all
having love for each other and getting
through. Even though the poem
and the song are from completely
different time periods and walks of life,
they are similar. They both carry
similar tones about being strong and
growing up. Things happen in our lives,
we could be sad, or accept them. It's not
easy seeing people go through war,
changing, or getting older, we just have
to do it gracefully.
In regards to these
poems being different, as mentioned,
they're are from two different times. No
song could ever match this poem exactly,
but it seems as if this is really
close. Crane's poem is more or less about
not being sad about things that happen, and to
take them as something to make you grow;
people will die, but life will go on eventually.
John Mayer's song is basically about keeping
peace with everyone, because one day
you'll be like them and in their shoes. These
are not perfect matches, but they are pretty
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