Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, UNNAMED, by BELLE CHAPMAN MORRILL


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First Line: Sunk ankle-deep amid the quiet grass
Last Line: "beloved of johannes vandermere."
Subject(s): Cemeteries; Pioneers; Graveyards


Sunk ankle-deep amid the quiet grass,
Beneath the brooding elms it rears its head,
Stone sentinel, constraining all who pass
To trace the time-worn tribute to its dead,
Strong in simplicity -- "There lieth here,
Beloved of Johannes Vandermere."

Who was that maid in cap and kerchief white
Who strolled along the dykes one summer day,
And dropped her knitting, blinded by the light
Of eyes that spoke what slow tongue could not say?
Life anywhere with him would be most dear --
Beloved of Johannes Vandermere.

With him she shared the pioneer's harsh toil,
The peril lurking near each shadowy tree,
Her heart unchanged -- till underneath their soil
He calmly laid her. Then with loyalty
Of mighty love he carved -- "There lieth here
Beloved of Johannes Vandermere."





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