Lyric Poem · Death & Loss
An Epitaph Upon a Child
Virgins promised when I died,
That they would each primrose-tide
Duly, morn and evening, come,
And with flowers dress my tomb.
— Having promised, pay your debts
Maids, and here strew violets.
This poem is in the public domain.
“An Epitaph Upon a Child” by Robert Herrick — quilloak.com/poems/an-epitaph-upon-a-child
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