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Poem by Robert Herrick


On Himself (Weep for the dead, for they have lost this light)


Weep for the dead, for they have lost this light;
And weep for me, lost in an endless night;
Or mourn, or make a marble verse for me,
Who writ for many.  BENEDICTE.



Robert Herrick


Robert Herrick's other poems:
  1. The Apron of Flowers
  2. To Carnations: a Song
  3. To Violets
  4. To Primroses Filled with Morning Dew
  5. To Daisies, Not to Shut so Soon


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