Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BODY, by MABEL ELIZABETH SIMPSON


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BODY, by                    
First Line: My body is only lent to me
Last Line: My body is only lent to me.
Subject(s): Bodies


My body is only lent to me,
I carry it with me tenderly.

I have given it sleep, I have given it sky,
So it will not be afraid to die.

I have taught it how to lie so still
It can hear the heartbeats of the hill.

I have given it every gentle care,
I have washed its hands, I have brushed its hair.

And I think when it goes down with earth
Something beautiful will have birth.

A bit of grass or a willow tree,
My body is only lent to me.





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