The Veterans
The Veterans - meaning Summary
Veterans Ask for Blessing
The poem addresses surviving soldiers from an earlier imperial campaign, acknowledging their passage through time and honoring their service. The speaker greets these veterans with respect and sorrow, calling them guardians of a former era. The living make a final request: that the veterans pray they themselves will prove worthy when their own trials come. It frames remembrance as both tribute and moral appeal for future courage.
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