“Yet this thou art alive, but if ye soar, My poor frail heart will have beat out its cry And sadly miss thy sweet form all the more While helplessly I stand and watch you die.” DeathPoetrySorrowHeartacheSonnet Author:Timothy Salter
“Sonnet III: Black Coffin opened wide for all to See Black Coffin opened wide for all to See, The lifeless form of one I loved so dear. O, listen! mournful knells that soon shall be All night long tolling for the folk to hear. The lanterns overlight the old churchyard To watch the coffin lowered into the ground; Soon Frost shall grasp the turf already hard, Decay ye have to face without a sound. But years have pass'd herein do I relate My dear sweet mother's form within my mind. Still happiness fills all my heart and state, As I see my small family so kind. Love cannot be withheld by death or grave, It stays alive within the heart so brave.” DeathPoetryFamilyLoved OnesSonnet Author:Timothy Salter
“O God bid my poor body to arise On that bright day triumphant through the skies!” DeathPoetryDeadSonnetResurrection Day Author:Timothy Salter