Ina Coolbrith

1841 – 1928 / Nauvoo, Illinois

The Funeral

The music was such discord, all,
The flowers they stifled so!
He spoke of One on Calvary
Long centuries ago!

The hope, the faith, my grief denied,
The prayers the preacher said...
What could they mean to me, Beloved,
Beside You, lying dead!
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