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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEYOND THE SUNSET, by HENRY CHAPPELL First Line: Beside the cripple's casement Last Line: Beyond the sunset veil. Subject(s): Death - Children; Flowers; Graves; Death - Babies; Tombs; Tombstones | |||
BESIDE the cripple's casement Some fragile lilies bloom, Dearest of all earth's treasures To the child within the room. And she said, "O, pretty lilies, They say that I must die; Will you grow where I am going Beyond the sunset sky?" And to her childish fancy The lilies nearer drew, And whispered softly to her, "Yes, we will go with you; Tho' in the place we came from Beyond the sunset glow, There are flowers more bright and lovely Than earth may ever know." A tiny form, white-shrouded; The weary heart at rest; A face as pure and lovely As the lilies on her breast. So they passed away together, The child and the lilies pale, To bloom for aye in the garden Beyond the Sunset Veil. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SURVIVOR AMONG GRAVES by RANDALL JARRELL SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GRAVE OF MRS. HEMANS by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER THOSE GRAVES IN ROME by LARRY LEVIS NOT TO BE DWELLED ON by HEATHER MCHUGH ONE LAST DRAW OF THE PIPE by PAUL MULDOON ETRUSCAN TOMB by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS |
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