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GUARDIAN, by                    
First Line: Within this valley of eternal sleep
Last Line: Where spirit enters immortality.
Subject(s): Cemeteries; Death; Grief; Immortality; Graveyards; Dead, The; Sorrow; Sadness


Within this valley of eternal sleep
Where, through the hours a gentle hush enfolds
All thought, and sombre circling pine-trees keep
Dark vigil, this bronze hooded figure holds
A sense of changeless calm and far release.
This chiseled strength stands guardian for her
Who sleeps there through long years of lasting peace
Which no rude worldliness can break or stir.

This is not sculpturing of futile grief,
It is a carven symbol of the soul
Triumphant over life, so fleet and brief,
Where all are led toward Death which points a goal
Too mystical for mortal eyes to see
Where spirit enters Immortality.





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