At Ease Poem by Walter de la Mare

At Ease

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Most wounds can Time repair;
But some are mortal -- these:
For a broken heart there is no balm,
No cure for a heart at ease --

At ease, but cold as stone,
Though the intellect spin on,
And the feat and practiced face may show
Nought of the life that is gone;

But smiles, as by habit taught;
And sighs, as by custom led;
And the soul within is safe from damnation,
Since it is dead.

Friday, January 3, 2003
Topic(s) of this poem: wounds
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Michael Hagwood 09 July 2018

He writes as if we were, walking side by side.

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Soman 23 March 2018

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