Century of Roundels — Dead Love

But the heartbeat now in the lips rose-red Speaks life to the world, and the winds that parch Bring April forth as a bride to wed Mad March.

DEAD LOVE.

DEAD love, by treason slain, lies stark, White as a dead stark-stricken dove: None that pass by him pause to mark Dead love.

His heart, that strained and yearned and strove As toward the sundawn strives the lark, Is cold as all the old joy thereof.

Dead men, re-risen from dust, may hark When rings the trumpet blown above: It will not raise from out the dark Dead love.