Anthem of the Few

Anthem of the Few

A Poem by Rodney Carlstrom
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An anthem I wrote to be used in my fiction, but it can also stand on it's own, I think. The last stanza is from a Shakespeare play, which I intend to incorporate into the story. The characters -- immortal mercenaries, whom are the deciders of battles -- c

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Anthem of the Few

We are the few,
We are the lost,
We are the forgotten,
We are the never,

We are few,
We are ghosts,
We are ever living,
We are gods,

We few, We few,
How few we are indeed,
We few, We few,
We shall stand together till the end,

We few, we happy few,
We band of brothers,
For he today who sheds his blood with me,
Shall be my brother.

© 2009 Rodney Carlstrom


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Added on January 27, 2009

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Rodney Carlstrom
Rodney Carlstrom

Noblestucky, IN



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I'm 19, jobless and getting ready to go to college. I love to read, play guitar and hang out with my gorgeous, brilliant and all around amazing girlfriend. I love to write. Lately it's been more songs.. more..

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