Living
The Gift
From The Last Ballad and Other Poems (1899)
Living
Solacing tears,
The suppliant's sigh,
Repentant years
The fates deny;
But tortured breath
Has one ally,
The gift of death,
The power to die.
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MLA
Davidson, John. “The Gift.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davidson/66/.
Chicago
Davidson, John. “The Gift.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davidson/66/.
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