She, To Him IV
July 6, 2023Satires of Circumstance in Fifteen Glimpses VIII: In the St
July 6, 2023She At His Funeral
THEY bear him to his resting-place–
In slow procession sweeping by;
I follow at a stranger’s space;
His kindred they, his sweetheart I.
Unchanged my gown of garish dye,
Though sable-sad is their attire;
But they stand round with griefless eye,
Whilst my regret consumes like fire!