Living
The Separation.
Living
ASk me not what my Love shall do or bee
(Love which is Soul to Body, and Soul of Mee)
When I am sep'arated from thee;
Alas, I might as easily show,
What after Death the Soul will do;
Twill last, I'm sure, and that is all we know.
The thing calle'd soul will never stir nor move,
But all that while a liveless Carkass prove,
For 'tis the Body of my Love;
Not that my Love will fly away,
But still continue, as, they say,
Sad troubled Ghosts about their Graves do stray.
Cite this poem
MLA
Cowley, Abraham. “The Separation.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cowley/105/.
Chicago
Cowley, Abraham. “The Separation.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cowley/105/.
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