Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LIFE IS THE BODIES LIGHT, by ROBERT HERRICK


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First Line: Life is the bodies light; which once declining
Last Line: And dismall darknesse then doth smutch the face.
Variant Title(s): Life Is The Body's Light


Life is the Bodies light; which once declining,
Those crimson clouds i'th'cheeks & lips leave shining.
Those counter-changed Tabbies in the ayre,
(The Sun once set) all of one colour are.
So, when Death comes, Fresh tinctures lose their place,
And dismall Darknesse then doth smutch the face.





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