Death & Dying
A Shrine in the Pantheon
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Here the great heart of France,
Victor in noble strife,
Doth consecrate a Poilu's tomb
To those who saved her life!
Brave son without a name,
Your country calls you home,
To rest among her heirs of fame,
Beneath the Pantheon's dome!
Now from the height of Heaven,
The souls of heroes look;
Their names, ungraven on this stone,
Are written in God's book.
Women of France, who mourn
Your dead in unmarked ground,
Come hither! Here the man you loved
In the heart of France is found!
Codex Note
From "The Red Flower and Golden Stars". Subtitle in the source: For the Unnamed Soldiers Who Died in France.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dyke, Henry van. “A Shrine in the Pantheon.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/165/.
Chicago
Dyke, Henry van. “A Shrine in the Pantheon.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/165/.
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