To A Star

To A Star
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To Him who guards our city, hearts, the home,
-And who, in uniform of blue, patrols
His beat from morn ’til night as he controls
The wilful, who, with evil intent, roam
To desecrate e’en holy, sacred dome
Be honor given, such as him enrolls
On list of heroes great, whose lofty souls
Have wrought for country, deeds which grandest poem
Tells in its measure poor Yes, honor him
With gratitude-and let it be professed
With pledge of trust, for watch through dark and dim;
And see in shining star upon his breast,
Faint emblems of the star of honor which,
His heart, his soul, his manhood, doth enrich,
Margaret Glody