Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHEN YOU ARE DEAD; A LOVER SPEAKS, by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When you are dead, my dainty dear Last Line: And buried 'neath the grass. Alternate Author Name(s): Chandler, Ellen Louise Subject(s): Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
WHEN you are dead, my dainty dear, And buried 'neath the grass, Will something of you linger near, And know me if I pass? Last night you wore a wild, sweet rose, To match your sweet, wild grace -- The only flower on earth that grows I liken to your face. I would that I that rose had been, To bloom upon your breast! One golden hour I should have seen -- What matter for the rest? To-day you will not grant my prayer, Or listen while I plead -- But when you dwell alone, down there, It may be you will heed; And then your silent heart will stir With some divine, sweet thrill, To know that I, your worshipper, Through death am faithful still; And something of you, lingering near, May bless me if I pass -- When you are dead, my dainty dear, And buried 'neath the grass. | 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 PAINTED FAN by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON |
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