This poem was included in the original 1915 edition.
THERE is something about Death Like love itself! If with some one with whom you have known passion And the glow of youthful love, You also, after years of life Together, feel the sinking of the fire And thus fade away together, Gradually, faintly, delicately, As it were in each other's arms, Passing from the familiar room-- That is a power of unison between souls Like love itself!
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Kristopher Gibbons , 8 months ago
I performed this portion in a small church gathering several years ago and thought it's depiction of a communion both true and evocative. Now, having been in a relationship for almost twenty years, I feel the truth of it all the more.