Death & Dying
Prince Charlie
From The Singing Leaves (1903)
Death & Dying
O had you died upon the field
That was so grim to plough,
The tears had blinded every eye
That sharpens on you now.
For death had been a glorious gift,
With all you had to give,
And kinder than we stay-at-homes;
But ah, you had to live!
Cite this poem
MLA
Peabody, Josephine Preston. “Prince Charlie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/peabody/72/.
Chicago
Peabody, Josephine Preston. “Prince Charlie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/peabody/72/.
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