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Life and Death - ZaunköniG - 01.07.2007 Life and Death I fear thee not, O Death! nay, oft I pine To clasp thy passionless bosom to mine own, And on thy heart sob out my latest moan, Ere lapped and lost in thy strange sleep divine; But much I fear lest that chill breath of thine Should freeze all tender memories into stone,-- Lest ruthless and malign Oblivion Quench the last spark that lingers on love's shrine: O God! to moulder through dark, dateless years, The while all loving ministries shall cease, And time assuage the fondest mourner's tears! Here lies the sting!--this, this it is to die! And yet great Nature rounds all strife with peace, And Life or Death, each rests in mystery! |