Love
Sonnet
From Rhymes a la Mode
Love
LOVE died here
Long ago;—
O’er his bier,
Lying low,
Poppies throw;
Shed no tear;
Year by year,
Roses blow!
Year by year,
Adon—dear
To Love’s Queen—
Does not die!
Wakes when green
May is nigh!
Cite this poem
MLA
Lang, Andrew. “Sonnet.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lang/76/.
Chicago
Lang, Andrew. “Sonnet.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lang/76/.
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