Love
Love's Change
From An American Anthology, 1787–1900 (1900)
Love
I went to dig a grave for Love,
But the earth was so stiff and cold
That, though I strove through the bitter night,
I could not break the mould.
And I said: "Must he lie in my house in state,
And stay in his wonted place?
Must I have him with me another day,
With that awful change in his face?"
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Aldrich, Anne Reeve. “Love's Change.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/aldrich_ar/4/.
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Aldrich, Anne Reeve. “Love's Change.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/aldrich_ar/4/.
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