Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, I'LL BE YOUR EPITAPH, by LEONORA SPEYER


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I'LL BE YOUR EPITAPH, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Over your dear dead heart I'll lift
Last Line: But your dark dust will know.
Subject(s): Epitaphs


Over your dear dead heart I'll lift
As lightly as a bough,
Saying, "Here lies the false high song,
Cruelly quiet now."

I'll say, "Here lies the lying sword
Still dripping with my truth;
Here lies the lovely sheath I made,
Embroidered with my youth."

I'll sing, "Here lies, here lies, here lies!"
-- Ah, rust in peace below! --
Passers will wonder at my words,
But your dark dust will know.





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