Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LOVE AND LIFE, by WINFRED ERNEST GARRISON


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First Line: Oh, love and death go ever hand in hand
Last Line: For love and life go ever hand in hand.
Subject(s): Death; Life; Love; Dead, The


Oh, Love and Death go ever hand in hand,
For poison lurks within the magic cup
That Love to thirsty lips is lifting up;
And those who tread the heavenly heights must stand
Upon a dizzy verge. Love's stern command
Summons to battle, wounds, and sudden death;
No languorous whisper borne on perfumed breath,
But ringing call to dare by sea and land.
But Love brings every gift of joy and grace,
Lightens the darkness, gives new life for old,
And touches all things with her mystic wand,
Like Midas turning all base things to gold,
Making a temple every common place.
For Love and Life go ever hand in hand.





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