Excerpt from My Jim, and Other War Poems Goodbye, dearest mother, he said as he kissed The face so patient and sweet. Goodbye; I must go to my country' s call, A brave man will never retreat. Goodbye, and may the kind Father Above Watch over you till I return. I must serve my country and follow my flag, Tho the duty be grave and stem. Goodbye, he said, tho the brave man quailed, As he pressed her once more to his heart, And he saw that mother bowed low with grief At the thought that they must part. Goodbye, my son, came soft and low From the lips that quivered with pain Goodbye, and God bless you and keep you true, Tho we never should meet again. Goodbye, dear boy. Your country's call Is a call for justice and right, And we know the Father who watches all Will guard you with His might. Goodbye, once more, tho my. Sad heart break To your flag you must be true. Stand firm for the right and bravely fight For our grand Red, White and Blue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.