Death & Dying
From Omar Khayyam
From Quatrains and Translations
Death & Dying
Each spot where tulips prank their state
Has drunk the life-blood of the great;
The violets yon field which stain
Are moles of beauties Time hath slain.
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Codex Note
Translated by Emerson from Omar Khayyam
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “From Omar Khayyam.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/217/.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “From Omar Khayyam.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/217/.
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