Love
Vain Death, thou hast no staying
From Underneath the Bough (1898)
Love
Vain Death, thou hast no staying,
Thou dost not lag behind
Dear Life in thy decaying;
An instant thou dost claim
My Dahlia's frame;
But this corruption that men call thy preying
Is love that blows thee to the wind.
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Codex Note
The Second Book of Songs
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Field, Michael. “Vain Death, thou hast no staying.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/76/.
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Field, Michael. “Vain Death, thou hast no staying.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/76/.
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