Death & Dying

Linen Bands

by Vance Thompson 1863–1925

From An American Anthology (1900)

Death & Dying

I weep those dead lips, white and dry,
On which no kisses lie,
Those eyes deserted of desire,
And love's soft fire.

I weep the folded feet and hands,
Held fast in linen bands;
Still heart, cold breasts, — for them my dole:
God hath the soul.

MLA

Thompson, Vance. “Linen Bands.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/thompson_v/1/.

Chicago

Thompson, Vance. “Linen Bands.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/thompson_v/1/.

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