Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BURIED, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou sleepest where the lilies fade Last Line: The snow upon thy bosom. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Death; Flowers; Lilies; Soul; Dead, The | ||||||||
Thou sleepest where the lilies fade, Thou dwellest where the lilies fade not; Sweet, when thine earthly part decayed Thy heavenly part decayed not. Thou dwellest where the roses blow, The crimson roses bud and blossom; While on thine eyes is heaped the snow, The snow upon thy bosom. | 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 IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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