Augustin S. Macdonald, comp. A Collection of Verse by California Poets. 1914.
By Isabel PixleyWhen I Am Gone
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O’er the couch where I’m laid to rest,
Will you seek that spot, with a kindly thought
For the one that loved you best?
Though I cannot stretch forth my hand,
A violet blue shall smile up at you
To tell you I understand.