Stop, Christian passer-by! -- Stop, child of God, And read with gentle breast. Beneath this sod A poet lies, or that which once seem'd he. O, lift one thought in prayer for S. T. C.; That he who many a year with toil of breath Found death in life, may here find life in death! Mercy for praise -- to be forgiven for fame He ask'd, and hoped, through Christ, Do thou the same! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OPPOSITES by KATHERINE MANSFIELD FISH-LEAP FALL by ROBERT FROST THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN by JAMES GALVIN SYMPATHY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: J. MILTON MILES by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |