Death & Dying
Close That Coffin
Translated by William N. Loew (1912) · From Cypress Leaves from the Grave of Dear Ethel
Death & Dying
Close that coffin. Close it at last
And to the cemetery take.
Her lifeless form I viewed, — aghast. —
Too long, yea long enough to mak
Its memory to live fore'er
Or heart and soul to shreds to tear.
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MLA
Petőfi, Sándor. “Close That Coffin.” Translated by William N. Loew. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/petofi/4/.
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Petőfi, Sándor. “Close That Coffin.” Translated by William N. Loew. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/petofi/4/.
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