Death & Dying
The Lament
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, vol. 3 (1855–57)
Death & Dying
She was mine when the leaves of the forest were green,
When the rose-blossoms hung on the tree;
And dear, dear to me were the joys that had been,
And I dreamt of enjoyments to be.
But she faded more fast than the blossoms could fade,
No human attention could save;
And when the green leaves of the forest decay'd,
The winds strew'd them over her grave.
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Knox, William. “The Lament.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/knox/1/.
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