Love

Love in Her Cold Grave Lies

by Gilbert Parker 1862–1932

From Embers (1895)

Love

Love in her cold grave lies,
But that is not my love:
My love hath constant eyes,
My love her life doth prove;
That love, the poorer, dies--
Ah, that is not my love!

Love in her cold grave lies,
But she will wake again;
With trembling feet will rise,
Will call this love in vain,
That she doth now despise
Ah, love shall wake again!

MLA

Parker, Gilbert. “Love in Her Cold Grave Lies.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/parker_g/134/.

Chicago

Parker, Gilbert. “Love in Her Cold Grave Lies.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/parker_g/134/.

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