Love
A Maiden's Epitaph
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Love
She dwelt among us till the flowers, 'tis said,
Grew jealous of her: with precipitate feet,
As loth to wrong them unawares, she fled.
Earth is less fragrant now, and heaven more sweet.
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Watson, William. “A Maiden's Epitaph.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/109/.
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Watson, William. “A Maiden's Epitaph.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/109/.
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