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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SONG OF PASSING, by FENTON JOHNSON Poet's Biography
First Line: I am weary of this loving and this grieving
Last Line: O my mourners.
Subject(s): Mourning; Bereavement
First Line: I am weary of this loving and this grieving
Last Line: O my mourners.
Subject(s): Mourning; Bereavement
I am weary of this loving and this grieving,
Lay me down beneath the bending willows,
Strew upon me petals of the bleeding roses,
O my mourners.
I am weary of this loving and this sighing,
Bring me sweet Aljulia ere I meet the boatman
By the shining waters of the mystic river,
O my mourners.
Let me hear the breezes singing low of Heaven,
Let me feel the cool of earth upon my body,
Let me hear the laughter of the little children,
O my mourners.
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