Poems, Series 3: XXIII. The grave my little cottage is

XXIII. The grave my little cottage is

THE grave my little cottage is,
        Where, keeping house for thee,
I make my parlor orderly,
        And lay the marble tea,

For two divided, briefly,
        A cycle, it may be,
Till everlasting life unite
        In strong society.

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