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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DEATH IS A DOOR, by NANCY BYRD TURNER Poet's Biography
First Line: Death is only an old door
Last Line: In an old wall.
Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: Death is only an old door
Last Line: In an old wall.
Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness
DEATH IS ONLY an old door
Set in a garden wall;
On gentle hinges it gives, at dusk
When the thrushes call.
Along the lintel are green leaves,
Beyond the light lies still;
Very willing and weary feet
Go over that sill.
There is nothing to trouble any heart;
Nothing to hurt at all.
Death is only a quiet door
In an old wall.
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