The ways of Death are soothing and serene, And all the words of Death are grave and sweet. From camp and church, the fireside and the street, She beckons forth -- and strife and song have been. A summer night descending cool and green And dark on daytime's dust and stress and heat, The ways of Death are soothing and serene, And all the words of Death are grave and sweet O glad and sorrowful, with triumphant mien And radiant faces look upon, and greet This last of all your lovers, and to meet Her kiss, the Comforter's, your spirit lean . . . The ways of Death are soothing and serene. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ST. FRANCIS EINSTEIN OF THE DAFFODILS (FIRST VERSION) by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THE LOST LEADER by ROBERT BROWNING A VALEDICTION: OF WEEPING by JOHN DONNE THE GLOVE AND THE LIONS by JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT TO AN ISLE IN THE WATER by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER by JOANNA BAILLIE |