Was not the body dear to you?"
I heard my soul say carelessly,
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" This is the spot where I will lie
When life has had enough of me,
These are the grasses that will blow
Above me like a living sea.

These gay old lilies will not shrink
To draw their life from death of mine,
And I will give my body's fire
To make blue flowers on this vine.

"O Soul," I said, "have you no tears?
Was not the body dear to you?"
I heard my soul say carelessly,
"The myrtle flowers will grow more blue. "

Sara Teasdale

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Sara Teasdale quote : This is the spot where I will lie <br />When life has had enough of me, <br />These are the grasses that will blow <br />Above me like a living sea.<br /><br />These gay old lilies will not shrink <br />To draw their life from death of mine, <br />And I will give my body's fire <br />To make blue flowers on this vine.<br /><br />Was not the body dear to you?"
I heard my soul say carelessly,
"The myrtle flowers will grow more blue." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>