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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POEMS FOR EASTER: 1, by ELIZABETH WILLIAMS COSGROVE
First Line: Shall a man live, though first he die?'
Last Line: Then -- why not I?
Subject(s): Easter; Holidays; The Resurrection
First Line: Shall a man live, though first he die?'
Last Line: Then -- why not I?
Subject(s): Easter; Holidays; The Resurrection
I
"Shall a man live, though first he die?"
I asked a shivering tree
That gave no hint under a gray sky
Of bud, or leaf, to be.
This morning see the trees all fling
Green banners to the sky!
If they can wake, and laugh, and sing,
Then -- why not I?
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