Coastwise Graves (verse)
Hanlon, John
(Coastwise Graves She weeps all day. The sea wind blows But does not break a crimson rose Upon the bare mound where he lies, For only hardy columbine Grope through the crowding rocks, and...
...John Hanlon...
...I do not weep— For I have seen By other coastal graves, the green, Slim iris stalks push boldly through The granite crannies, gaily wave Their bloom of blue above a grave— As if to let the dead man keep A token of the sea he knew...
...Tis grief for roses fills her eyes— She weeps all day...
...The sea wind blows But does not break a crimson rose Upon the bare mound where he lies, For only hardy columbine Grope through the crowding rocks, and twine Their starving roots where best they may...
...I do not weep...
Vol. 3 • March 1926 • No. 17
