Death & Dying
When Vrooman here lay down to sleep
From Black Beetles in Amber (1892)
Death & Dying
When Vrooman here lay down to sleep,
The other dead awoke to weep.
"Since he no longer lives," they said
"Small honor comes of being dead."
Cite this poem
MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “When Vrooman here lay down to sleep.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/439/.
Chicago
Bierce, Ambrose. “When Vrooman here lay down to sleep.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/439/.
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