The Green Coverlet Poem by Ina Coolbrith

The Green Coverlet



It holds all things at last. Above it breathe
The lotus-balms from lethal blossoms shaken,
That spell to sleep; but they who lie beneath
Dream not, nor ever waken.

Ina Coolbrith
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: dream,sleep
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Nauvoo, Illinois
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