Widower

A Found Poem by Beverly Stock

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Since he lately did inter his wife,

Max weeps and sighs, weary of life.

Say, isn’t for real grief he mourns? Not so;

Tears have their springs from joy, as well as woe. The poem Haunch, A Schoolmaster, Epig. by 17-century English lyric poet Robert Herrick was the basis of my found poem Widower. Herrick’s poetry is currently in the public domain.

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Beverly Stock is an American poet who delights in creating poetry that asks big questions about small moments, and inspires readers to revisit the little memories we so often overlook. Her work has been published by The Society of Classical Poets, The Chained Muse, Persimmon Tree, and LightenUp Online, in the UK. Visit BeverlyStockPoetry.com and BeverlyStockPoetry on Facebook.

Widower

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