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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CYNOTAPHIUM (2), by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography
First Line: I cannot think thine all is buried here
Last Line: How much on such dark ground a gleaming thread can do!
Subject(s): Animals; Death; Dogs; Dead, The
First Line: I cannot think thine all is buried here
Last Line: How much on such dark ground a gleaming thread can do!
Subject(s): Animals; Death; Dogs; Dead, The
'I cannot think thine all is buried here',
I said, and sighed - the wind awoke and blew
The morning-beam along the gossamer,
That floated o'er thy grave all wet with dew;
A hint of better things, however slight,
Will feed a loving hope; it soothed my woe
To watch that little shaft of heavenly light
Pass o'er thee, moving softly to and fro:
Within our Father's heart the secret lies
Of this dim world; why should we only live
And what was I that I should close mine eyes
On all those rich presumptions, that reprieve
The meanest life from dust and ashes? Lo!
How much on such dark ground a gleaming thread can do!
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