Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ANIMULA VAGA (1), by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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ANIMULA VAGA (1), by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A spirit from the grave
Last Line: To life so near!
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The


A spirit from the grave
Again I come,
E'en as I vanished, save
Disrobed and dumb.

No shadow as I pass --
However clear
The wave on mirroring glass --
Betrays me near;

Nor unto them that live
Forlorn of me,
A signal can I give
Of sympathy.

Ah, better 'twere to hide
Where none appear
Than thus in death abide
To life so near!





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