Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DEATH AND THE YOUTH, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Not yet, the flowers are in my path Last Line: "I'm ready now to die!" Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia Subject(s): Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
"Not yet -- the flowers are in my path, The sun is in the sky; Not yet -- my heart is full of hope -- I cannot bear to die. Not yet -- I never knew till now How precious life could be; My heart is full of love -- O Death! I cannot come with thee!" But Love and Hope, enchanted twain, Passed in their falsehood by; Death came again and then he said -- "I'm ready now to die!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND CALYPSO WATCHING THE OCEAN by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON |
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