Death & Dying
An Epitaph
From A Celtic Psaltery (1917)
Death & Dying
To God his steadfast soul, his starry mind
To Science, a gracious heart to kin and kind,
He living gave. Therefore let each fair bloom
Of Faith and Hope breathe balsam o'er his tomb.
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Codex Note
On an Irish cross in memory of Charles Graves, Bishop of Limerick.
Cite this poem
MLA
Graves, Alfred Perceval. “An Epitaph.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/graves_ap/32/.
Chicago
Graves, Alfred Perceval. “An Epitaph.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/graves_ap/32/.
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