Death & Dying
The Unresigned Mourner
From The Last Ballad and Other Poems (1899)
Death & Dying
Unwilling tears on silken lashes,
Sighs and lamentations deep!
Why do you sit in dust and ashes,
Lady, lady, why do you weep?
"Because, although my soul that hastened
To welcome love is now bereft
Of happiness, I live unchastened,
And curse the bitter anguish left."
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MLA
Davidson, John. “The Unresigned Mourner.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davidson/65/.
Chicago
Davidson, John. “The Unresigned Mourner.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davidson/65/.
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