Ballads of Peace in War

<SPAN name="startofbook"></SPAN> <p><br/><br/></p> <h1> BALLADS OF PEACE IN WAR </h1> <p><br/></p> <h2> By Michael Earls </h2> <p><br/></p> <hr /> <p><br/></p> <blockquote> <p><big><b>CONTENTS</b></big></p> <p><br/></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0001"> HIS LIGHT </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0002"> THE COUNTERSIGN </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0003"> THE COUNTERSIGN </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0004"> A HILL O' LIGHTS </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0005"> OFF TO THE WAR </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0006"> THE TOWERS OF HOLY CROSS </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0007"> ALWAYS MAYTIME </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0008"> THE STORYTELLER </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0009"> MY FATHER'S TUNES </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0010"> A SONG </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0011"> A BALLAD OF FRANCE </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0012"> TO ONE IN SUCCESS </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0013"> THE LIFELONG WAR </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0014"> LINDEN LANE </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0015"> THE BOUNDARIES OF A HOUSE </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0016"> ATTAINMENT </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0017"> THE PHILOSOPHERS </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0018"> THE PHILOSOPHERS </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0019"> PREPAREDNESS </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0020"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I. THE DRUMMER BOY </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0021"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;II. THE SAILOR</SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0022"> WAR IN THE NORTH </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0023"> THE HAPPY TIME </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0024"> THE TIME OF TRUCE </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0025"> BETHLEHEM </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0026"> A VOW-DAY FLOWER </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0027"> THE TREE IN THE TENEMENT YARD </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0028"> OLD HUDSON ROVERS </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0029"> A WINTER MINSTER </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0030"> THE DARK LITTLE ROSE </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0031"> THE MONK MAELANFAID </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0032"> THE YOUNG ADVENTURERS </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0033"> THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0034"> THE BONNIE PRINCE O' SPRING </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0035"> ON A TRAIN </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0036"> THE COLUMBINE </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0037"> TWO SEANICHIES </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0038"> THE GREEN BRIGADE </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0039"> ALLELUIA HEIGHT </SPAN></p> </blockquote> <p><br/></p> <hr /> <p><SPAN name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"></SPAN></p> <h2> HIS LIGHT </h2> <p>Gray mist on the sea,<br/> And the night coming down,<br/> She stays with sorrow<br/> In a far town.<br/> <br/> He goes the sea-ways<br/> By channel lights dim,<br/> Her love, a true light,<br/> Watches for him.<br/> <br/> They would be wedded<br/> On a fair yesterday,<br/> But the quick regiment<br/> Saw him away.<br/> <br/> Gray mist in her eyes<br/> And the night coming down:<br/> He feels a prayer<br/> From a far town.<br/> <br/> He goes the sea-ways,<br/> The land lights are dim;<br/> She and an altar light<br/> Keep watch for him.<br/></p> <p><SPAN name="link2H_4_0002" id="link2H_4_0002"></SPAN></p> <br/> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />