Lyric Poem · Death & Loss
Upon a Child That Died
Here she lies, a pretty bud,
Lately made of flesh and blood;
Who as soon fell fast asleep,
As her little eyes did peep.
— Give her strewings, but not stir
The earth, that lightly covers her.
This poem is in the public domain.
“Upon a Child That Died” by Robert Herrick — quilloak.com/poems/upon-a-child-that-died
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