Death & Dying
Dorothea, 1888-1912
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Death & Dying
A deeper crimson in the rose,
A deeper blue in sky and sea,
And ever, as the summer goes,
A deeper loss in losing thee!
A deeper music in the strain
Of hermit-thrush from lonely tree;
And deeper grows the sense of gain
My life has found in having thee.
A deeper love, a deeper rest,
A deeper joy in all I see;
And ever deeper in my breast
A silver song that comes from thee!
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Codex Note
From "Songs of Hearth and Altar". Dated Seal Harbour, August 1, 1912 in the source.
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Dyke, Henry van. “Dorothea, 1888-1912.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/91/.
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Dyke, Henry van. “Dorothea, 1888-1912.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/91/.
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