Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CHARLOTTE TEMPLE'S GRAVE (TRINITY CHURCHYARD), by BLANCHE A. SAWYER



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CHARLOTTE TEMPLE'S GRAVE (TRINITY CHURCHYARD), by                    
First Line: This slab was set to keep
Last Line: May serve as cup for birds!
Subject(s): Graves; Tombs; Tombstones


This slab was set to keep
Ward o'er the dreamless sleep
Of one who knew deep grief,
Although her span was brief.

Where once were chiselled clear
Her name, her age, the year,
Are hollows filled with rain,
Deep sunken, dark with stain,

Where birds, as from a cup,
Drink deeply, and look up
To render thanks and praise
To Him who guides their ways.

Not pity, but a boon
To be forgotten soon,
If stone whence time wears words
May serve as cup for birds!





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