Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Little Book of Modern Verse. 1917.
John Hall Wheelock
Life
L
And Song goes up in flame:
The radiant body smoulders
To the ashes whence it came.
With a mouth that laughs and sings,
Backward it fades and falters
Into the char of things.
Love is holy and strong;
The best of us forever
Escapes in Love and Song.