<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=384688" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Swan Of Dijon</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I was in Dijon when the war's wild blast<br>Was at its loudest; when there was no sound<br>From dawn to dawn, save soldiers marching past,<br>Or rattle of their wagons in the street.<br>When every engine whistle would repeat<br>Persistently, with meaning tense, profound,<br>'We carry men to slaughter' or 'we bring<br>Remnants of men back as war's offering.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>And there in Dijon, the out-gazing eye<br>Grew weary of the strife-suggesting scene;<br>But, searching, found one quiet spot hard by<br>Where war was not; a little lake whereon<br>Moved leisurely a stately, tranquil swan,<br>Majestic and imposing, yet serene.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>I was in Dijon, when no sound or sight<br>Woke thoughts of peace, save this one speck of white,<br>Sailing 'neath skies of menace, unafraid<br>While silver fountains for his pleasure played.<br>Dear Swan of Dijon, it was your good part<br>To rest a tired heart.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ella+Wheeler+Wilcox">Ella Wheeler Wilcox</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=384688" data-title="The Swan Of Dijon de Ella Wheeler Wilcox" data-description="I was in Dijon when the war's wild blast Was at its loudest; when there was no sound From dawn to dawn, save soldiers marching past, Or rattle of their wagons in the street. When every engine whistle would repeat Persistently, with meaning tense, ..."></div> </div> </div>

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