A Lament Poem by Charles Kingsley

A Lament

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The merry merry lark was up and singing,
And the hare was out and feeding on the lea;
And the merry merry bells below were ringing,
When my child's laugh rang through me.

Now the hare is snared and dead beside the snow-yard,
And the lark beside the dreary winter sea;
And the baby in his cradle in the churchyard
Sleeps sound till the bell brings me.


Eversley, 1848.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Susan Williams 18 December 2015

Lament. That was probably the best lament I have read on this site. Simple, strait and true from the grieving heart of a parent

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