Lyric Poem · Death & Loss
Life Is the Body's Light
Life is the body's light; which, once declining,
Those crimson clouds i' th' cheeks and lips leave shining:-
Those counter-changed tabbies in the air,
The sun once set, all of one colour are:
So, when death comes, fresh tinctures lose their place,
And dismal darkness then doth smutch the face.
This poem is in the public domain.
“Life Is the Body's Light” by Robert Herrick — quilloak.com/poems/life-is-the-bodys-light
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