Thou sleepest where the lilies fade, Thou dwellest where the lilies fade not; Sweet, when thine earthly part decayed Thy heavenly part decayed not. Thou dwellest where the roses blow, The crimson roses bud and blossom; While on thine eyes is heaped the snow, The snow upon thy bosom. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG: SO OFTEN, SO LONG I HAVE THOUGHT by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE WAY OF THE CONVENTICLE OF THE TREES by HAYDEN CARRUTH ON THE INFLATION OF THE CURRENCY, 1919 by ROBERT FROST SERVICE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |