Robert Bridges Death Poems
- 1. When Death To Either Shall Come
When Death to either shall come,-
I pray it be first to me,-
Be happy as ever at home,
If so, as I wish, it be.
... - 2. On A Dead Child
Perfect little body, without fault or stain on thee,
With promise of strength and manhood full and fair!
Though cold and stark and bare,
The bloom and the charm of life doth awhile remain on thee.
... - 3. My Delight And Thy Delight
My delight and thy delight
Walking, like two angels white,
In the gardens of the night:
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