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Potter’s field
a thin book of days
to bury the dead in
elsewhere the wall
and no one able to pay for it
Gedichte zum Thema: dead
Gedichte zum Thema „dead“ auf Poets.by.
The Guardians of the Place
About the old deserted place,
So long forsaken and forlorn,
There lingers still a touch of grace,
A fragrance every year new-born.
For lilacs there in Spring unfold
Beside the long unopened door,
Communion still they seem to hold
With those who come and go no more.
Against the window-frame they lean,
Their banners floating to the air,
And spread their arms as if to screen
The silent shadows lurking there.
Pale spires uplifted to the sun
Break into bloom as if to fill,
In memory of days long done,
The empty place with fragrance still.