VI

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning · (no date)
Published 01/07/1880
Part of A Year's Spinning

A stone upon my heart and head,

But no name written on the stone!

Sweet neighbours! whisper low instead,

"This sinner was a loving one—

And now her spinning is all done."

#anonymity #death #elizabeth barrett browning #grief #mourning

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