Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LONELY DEATH, by ADELAIDE CRAPSEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In the cold I will rise, I will bathe Last Line: And draw the sheet under my chin. Subject(s): Cold; Dawn; Death; Solitude; Sunrise; Dead, The; Loneliness | ||||||||
In the cold I will rise, I will bathe In waters of ice; myself Will shiver, and shrive myself, Alone in the dawn, and anoint Forehead and feet and hands; I will shutter the windows from light, I will place in their sockets the four Tall candles and set them aflame In the grey of the dawn; and myself Will lay myself straight in my bed, And draw the sheet under my chin. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES CINQUAIN: AMAZE by ADELAIDE CRAPSEY |
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