Death & Dying
The Stirrup Cup
From New York Nocturnes and Other Poems (1898)
Death & Dying
Life at my stirrup lifted wistful eyes,
And as she gave the parting cup to me,--
Death’s pale companion for the silent sea,--
“I know,” she said, “that land and where it lies.
A pledge between us now before you go,
That when you meet me there your soul may know!”
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MLA
Roberts, Charles G. D. “The Stirrup Cup.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/roberts_cgd/152/.
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Roberts, Charles G. D. “The Stirrup Cup.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/roberts_cgd/152/.
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