Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EARTH TO EARTH, by PHOEBE CARY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: His hands with earthly work are done Last Line: Dear earth, upon thy bosom! Subject(s): Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
HIS hands with earthly work are done, His feet are done with roving; We bring him now to thee and ask, The loved to take the loving. Part back thy mantle, fringed with green, Broidered with leaf and blossom, And lay him tenderly to sleep, Dear Earth, upon thy bosom. The cheerful birds, thy liberal flowers, Thy woods and waters only Gave him their sweet companionship And made his hours less lonely. Though friendship never blest his way, And love denied her blisses; No flower concealed her face from him, No wind withheld her kisses. Nor man hath sighed, nor woman wept To go their ways without him; So, lying here, he still will have His truest friends about him. Then part thy mantle, fringed with green, Broidered with leaf and blossom, And lay him tenderly to sleep, Dear Earth, 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 A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND by PHOEBE CARY |
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