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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINEN BANDS, by VANCE THOMPSON Poet's Biography First Line: I weep those dead lips, white and dry Last Line: God hath the soul. | |||
I WEEP those dead lips, white and dry, On which no kisses lie, Those eyes deserted of desire, And love's soft fire. I weep the folded feet and hands, Held fast in linen bands; Still heart, cold breasts, -- for them my dole: God hath the soul. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOAL by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SUMMER SHIRT SALE by CARL SANDBURG THE BLUE AND THE GRAY by FRANCIS MILES FINCH SONNET: ADDRESSED TO HAYDON (2) by JOHN KEATS THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD; OCTOBER, 1861 by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL SILEX SCINTIALLANS: THEY ARE ALL GONE by HENRY VAUGHAN PSALM 83 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE GHOSTS by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE SHEPHERD'S PIPE: SIXTH ECLOGUE by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |
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