Death & Dying
Soon our friends perish
From New Poems (1918)
Death & Dying
SOON our friends perish,
Soon all we cherish
Fades as days darken—goes as flowers go.
Soon in December
Over an ember,
Lonely we hearken, as loud winds blow.
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MLA
Stevenson, Robert Louis. “Soon our friends perish.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/stevenson/198/.
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Stevenson, Robert Louis. “Soon our friends perish.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/stevenson/198/.
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