1492. Linen Bands by Vance Thompson. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900

Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

1492. Linen Bands

By Vance Thompson


I WEEP those dead lips, white and dry,
On which no kisses lie,
Those eyes deserted of desire,
And love’s soft fire.

I weep the folded feet and hands,	5
Held fast in linen bands;
Still heart, cold breasts,—for them my dole:
God hath the soul.