Eugene Field. Marion F. Ham (1867-1956). November 4. James and Mary Ford, eds. 1902. Every Day in the Year: A Poetical Epitome of the World's History

James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.

November 4

Eugene Field

By Marion F. Ham (1867–1956)


(Died November 4, 1895) BUT yesterday he was, and lo! to-day
Upon his lips there is not any breath
To tell me how he fared along the way;
And yet, methinks, beside his pulseless clay
I kneel and listen till I hear him say,	5
“I’ll sing more sweetly for the sleep of death.”