Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GREENWOOD CEMETERY, by CRAMMOND KENNEDY First Line: How calm they sleep beneath the shade Last Line: And heavenly light! Subject(s): Cemeteries; Death; Graveyards; Dead, The | ||||||||
How calm they sleep beneath the shade Who once were weary of the strife, And bent, like us, beneath the load Of human life! The willow hangs with sheltering grace And benediction o'er their sod, And Nature, hushed, assures the soul They rest in God. O weary hearts, what rest is here, From all that curses yonder town! So deep the peace, I almost long To lay me down. For, oh it will be blest to sleep, Nor dream, nor move, that silent night, Till wakened in immortal strength And heavenly light! | 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 THE NATION'S PRAYER by CRAMMOND KENNEDY |
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