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Life and Death Imagery

94 poems share this thematic neighbourhood.

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There’s plenty in the world that doth not die

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There’s plenty in the world that doth not die

Dylan Thomas

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

May Eve

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May Eve

Nora Hopper Chesson

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Stricken

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Stricken

Philip Bourke Marston

13 August 1850 - 13 February 1887 (~37)

Meditation

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Meditation

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

In Time of Mourning

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In Time of Mourning

Algernon Charles Swinburne

5 April 1837 - 10 April 1909 (~72)

The Fernery

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The Fernery

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

Suspiria

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Suspiria

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

27 February 1807 - 24 March 1882 (~75)

When the Rose came I loved the Rose

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When the Rose came I loved the Rose

Arthur O'Shaughnessy

14 March 1844 - 30 January 1881 (~37)

Grief dies like joy

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Grief dies like joy

Henry Timrod

8 December 1828 - 7 October 1867 (~39)

Echoes

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Echoes

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

Postscript

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Postscript

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

Farewell, old Scotia's bleak domains

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Farewell, old Scotia's bleak domains

Robert Burns

25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796 (~37)

The one that could repeat the summer day

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The one that could repeat the summer day

Emily Dickinson

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

Short is my rest

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Short is my rest

William Barley

c. 1565 - 1614 (~49)

A Song of Five

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A Song of Five

Nora Hopper Chesson

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

And Thou Art Dead

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And Thou Art Dead

22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824 (~36)

Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae

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Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae

Ernest Dowson

2 August 1867 - 23 February 1900 (~33)

Vivien

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Vivien

Alan Seeger

22 June 1888 - 4 July 1916 (~28)

Parting

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Parting

Edward Thomas

3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917 (~39)

Fallen Majesty

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Fallen Majesty

William Butler Yeats

13 June 1865 - 28 January 1939 (~74)

November

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November

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

27 February 1807 - 24 March 1882 (~75)

Why east wind chills

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Why east wind chills

Dylan Thomas

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

The Dead Man Walking

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The Dead Man Walking

Thomas Hardy

2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)

The Sundew

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The Sundew

Algernon Charles Swinburne

5 April 1837 - 10 April 1909 (~72)

Revolutions

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Revolutions

Matthew Arnold

24 December 1822 - 15 April 1888 (~66)

The Reaper and the Flowers

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The Reaper and the Flowers

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

27 February 1807 - 24 March 1882 (~75)

The Great Minimum

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The Great Minimum

G. K. Chesterton

29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936 (~62)

Maquillage

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Maquillage

Arthur Symons

28 February 1865 - 22 January 1945 (~80)

Snow

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Snow

Edward Thomas

3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917 (~39)

Stark Major

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Stark Major

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

Spring Quiet

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Spring Quiet

Christina Rossetti

5 December 1830 - 29 December 1894 (~64)

Weep, O mine eyes

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Weep, O mine eyes

John Bennet

c. 1575 - c. 1614 (~39)

Eros

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Eros

Ralph Waldo Emerson

25 May 1803 - 27 April 1882 (~79)

Love's Trappist

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Love's Trappist

G. K. Chesterton

29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936 (~62)

The Poet's Grave

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The Poet's Grave

Arthur O'Shaughnessy

14 March 1844 - 30 January 1881 (~37)

The Joyful Widower

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The Joyful Widower

Robert Burns

25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796 (~37)

When the shy star goes forth in heaven

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When the shy star goes forth in heaven

James Joyce

2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941 (~59)

Cupid Swallowed!

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Cupid Swallowed!

19 October 1784 - 28 August 1859 (~75)

Rest

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Rest

Christina Rossetti

5 December 1830 - 29 December 1894 (~64)

German Rain

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German Rain

Charles Sorley

19 May 1895 - 13 October 1915 (~20)

Buds and Babies

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Buds and Babies

Christina Rossetti

5 December 1830 - 29 December 1894 (~64)

Silence

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Silence

Thomas Hood

23 May 1799 - 3 May 1845 (~46)

Years Are Nothing

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Years Are Nothing

1916 - 1917 (~1)

A Postscript

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A Postscript

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

Now hollow fires burn out to black

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Now hollow fires burn out to black

A.E.Housman

26 March 1859 - 30 April 1936 (~77)

Winter

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Winter

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

12 May 1828 - 9 April 1882 (~54)

Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight

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Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight

Rose Hartwick Thorpe

18 July 1850 - 19 July 1939 (~89)

Sleep now, O sleep now

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Sleep now, O sleep now

James Joyce

2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941 (~59)

Louisa

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Louisa

William Wordsworth

7 April 1770 - 23 April 1850 (~80)

Key West

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Key West

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

My Comforter

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My Comforter

Emily Brontë

30 July 1818 - 19 December 1848 (~30)

On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year

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On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year

22 January 1788 - 19 April 1824 (~36)

The Lofty Sky

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The Lofty Sky

Edward Thomas

3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917 (~39)

Sandalphon

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Sandalphon

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

27 February 1807 - 24 March 1882 (~75)

Let it be known

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Let it be known

Dylan Thomas

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

Winter's Beauty

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Winter's Beauty

W. H. Davies

3 July 1871 - 26 September 1940 (~69)

Tartarus

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Tartarus

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

29 August 1809 - 7 October 1894 (~85)

Moment Fugue

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Moment Fugue

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

November Night

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November Night

Adelaide Crapsey

9 September 1878 - 8 October 1914 (~36)

Winter

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Winter

13 July 1793 - 20 May 1864 (~71)

Guinevere

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Guinevere

Nora Hopper Chesson

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Humble-Bee

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The Humble-Bee

Ralph Waldo Emerson

25 May 1803 - 27 April 1882 (~79)

To Others Than You

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To Others Than You

Dylan Thomas

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

Triad

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Triad

Adelaide Crapsey

9 September 1878 - 8 October 1914 (~36)

Phillida and Coridon

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Phillida and Coridon

Nicholas Breton

c. 1554 - c. 1625 (~71)

Haunted Houses

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Haunted Houses

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

27 February 1807 - 24 March 1882 (~75)

Come, sable night

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Come, sable night

8 September 1571 - 1638 (~67)

Time-Bomb

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Time-Bomb

27 December 1882 - 25 September 1966 (~84)

The Dying Swan

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The Dying Swan

Alfred Lord Tennyson

6 August 1809 - 6 October 1892 (~83)

The Wrong House

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The Wrong House

A. A. Milne

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

The Warning

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The Warning

Adelaide Crapsey

9 September 1878 - 8 October 1914 (~36)

Neurotics

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Neurotics

Philip Arthur Larkin

9 August 1922 - 2 December 1985 (~63)

Rest, sweet nymphs

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Rest, sweet nymphs

Francis Pilkington

c. 1565 - 1638 (~73)

When we two walked

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When we two walked

Edward Thomas

3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917 (~39)

Conscience and Remorse

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Conscience and Remorse

Paul Laurence Dunbar

27 June 1872 - 9 February 1906 (~34)

My Cathedral

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My Cathedral

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

27 February 1807 - 24 March 1882 (~75)

Kissing Usury

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Kissing Usury

Robert Herrick

24 August 1591 - 15 October 1674 (~83)

The Too-Late Born

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The Too-Late Born

Archibald MacLeish

7 May 1892 - 20 April 1982 (~90)

It is Much

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It is Much

Carl Sandburg

6 January 1878 - 22 July 1967 (~89)

A Lesson in Latin

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A Lesson in Latin

Lewis Carroll

27 January 1832 - 14 January 1898 (~66)

Wanting the Moon

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Wanting the Moon

Cale Young Rice

7 December 1872 - 24 January 1943 (~71)

Coruisk

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Coruisk

Robert Williams Buchanan

18 August 1841 - 10 June 1901 (~60)

I Went Down Into the Desert

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I Went Down Into the Desert

Vachel Lindsay

10 November 1879 - 5 December 1931 (~52)

Minstrel Man

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Minstrel Man

Langston Hughes

1 February 1902 - 22 May 1967 (~65)

The Voice of Cicadas

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The Voice of Cicadas

Matsuo Bashō

1644 - 28 November 1694 (~50)

Solipsism

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Solipsism

George Santayana

16 December 1863 - 26 September 1952 (~89)

The Arch

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The Arch

William Soutar

28 April 1898 - 15 October 1943 (~45)

Grief fills the room up of my absent child

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Grief fills the room up of my absent child

William Shakespeare

c. 23 April 1564 - 23 April 1616 (~52)

Requiem for a Modern Croesus

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Requiem for a Modern Croesus

Lew R. Sarett

16 May 1888 - 17 August 1954 (~66)

The Flower-Fed Buffaloes

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The Flower-Fed Buffaloes

Vachel Lindsay

10 November 1879 - 5 December 1931 (~52)

On Talking

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On Talking

Kahlil Gibran

6 January 1883 - 10 April 1931 (~48)

My Dream

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My Dream

Christina Rossetti

5 December 1830 - 29 December 1894 (~64)

The Desert

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The Desert

Amastan Ag Mohamed

c. 1803 - 1878 (~75)

Her Muffe

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Her Muffe

Richard Lovelace

1617 - 1657 (~40)

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