I just recently discovered (or perhaps rediscovered) this poem when I recently heard Derek Warfield's recording of it on the Easter 1916 90th Anniversary double CD.

The Rebel

1] I am come of the seed of the people, the people that sorrow,
2] That have no treasure but hope,
3] No riches laid up but a memory
4] Of an Ancient glory.
5] My mother bore me ( Read more... )