Death & Dying
Death
From Poetical Works (1916): Songs of Myself
Death & Dying
Life is a boon — and death, as spirit and flesh are twain :
The body is spoil of death, the spirit lives on death-free;
The body dies and its wound dies and the mortal pain;
The wounded spirit lives, wounded immortally.
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MacDonagh, Thomas. “Death.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonagh/14/.
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MacDonagh, Thomas. “Death.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonagh/14/.
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