by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936)
Now to her lap the incestuous earth
Language: English
Now to her lap the incestuous earth
The son she bore has ta'en,
And other sons brings to birth
But not my friend again.
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Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Edward Housman (1859 - 1936), no title, appears in Additional Poems, no. 8, first published 1939 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Word count: 24