Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BARONESS DE ROTHSCHILD, by EMILY MARION HARRIS First Line: Though life may fade, love never dies Last Line: Who loved her god; whose god is love. Subject(s): Death; Honor; Immortality; Jews; Love; Dead, The; Judaism | ||||||||
THOUGH life may fade, love never dies, And all but love, is now a dream To her, who in her long sleep lies Enwrapped in flowers, and love supreme. What, if the solemn shadows stir, To sobbing sighs and broken prayer, Love folds its mantle over her And shields her, in its tender care. Sadly the mystic hours of night Flit past, still undisturbed by these, Or sudden glow of morning light Or waking birds, or waving trees. She lies, who heeds not days and hours, The sweet, soft bird song, nor one tear Beneath her canopy of flowers Indifferent now to joy and fear. Earth's voices touch her not; nor grieve Her warm and generous heart with pain, O sorrowing mourners, we believe That God shall raise her up again, That in some half-guessed, happier sphere, Some perfect world, but part confessed To us poor mortals weeping here, "He giveth His beloved rest." And so Beloved, we part from you, We, clothed by you, and housed and fed, Not hopeless, though the words are true, Our blessed Baroness is dead! The poor, your monument shall raise, Statelier than sculptured tomb above That cherished form, of love and praise Who loved her God; whose God is love. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD A LITTLE HISTORY by DAVID LEHMAN FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE NATIONAL THOUGHTS by YEHUDA AMICHAI SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 2. ANGEL ... by MARVIN BELL |
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