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Ballads of Peace in War

This is a collection of poetry by Michael Earls, a Jesuit priest, writer, poet, teacher, and administrator. This collection of poetry concerns war, in particular World War I. - Summary by Carolin (1 hr 8 min)

Chapters

His Light

The Countersign

The Countersign

A Hill o' Lights

Off to the War

The Towers of Holy Cross

Always Maytime

The Storyteller

My Father's Tunes

A Song

A Ballad of France

To one in Success

The Lifelong War

Linden Lane

The Boundaries of a House

Attainment

The Philosophers

The Philosophers

Preparedness

War in the North

The Happy Time

The Time of Truce

Bethlehem

A Vow-Day Flower

The Tree in the Tenement Yard

Old Hudson Rovers

A Winter Minster

The Dark Little Rose

The Monk Maelanfaid

The Young Adventurers

The Fountain of Youth

The Bonnie Prince o' Spring

On a Train

The Columbine

Two Seanichies

The Green Brigade

Alleluia Height