Edward Steinhardt Poems

We miss you already, Diana.
You came to us in the magic hour,
A blushing bride at St. Paul's.
We were there in the carriage
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That's how it must have been
In the Old Days- the Train,
Like a roaring beast
Come to rock the babes in their dreams
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Gentle Lamb, O so mild,
Stay with me a little while;
Let the sorrows in my keep
Bury in Thy whitened fleece.
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'Woman places corpse of husband in closet.
Linah B-,64, said her husband died
In October 31 in either 1977 or 1978 and she
Put him in a closet because she
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What is this thing of considerable size
That lies within our chest:
The heart,
That goes on beating, beating,
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When I was a child
And my father pressed my small hand
Into his large one,
I did all I could do
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Dear child, your Queen is dead,
The Germans have returned
To their borders;
That cursed Nazi shot himself,
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It is sad that a man
Who has children,
Who loves them;
Worships them as he once was,
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It was matter of fact
That your name came into conversation
The other day concerning the tragic news
Of your passing away:
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The second time we met
It was at this place
Where the sand goes
Down to the sea.
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