Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
V. Death and BereavementGreenwood Cemetery
Crammond Kennedy (18421918)H
Who once were weary of the strife,
And bent, like us, beneath the load
Of human life!
And benediction o’er their sod,
And Nature, hushed, assures the soul
They rest in God.
From all that curses yonder town!
So deep the peace, I almost long
To lay me down.
Nor dream, nor move, that silent night,
Till wakened in immortal strength
And heavenly light!