Epitaph On A Young Unmarried Woman (1683) St Peter and St Paul, Edenbridge

[poliphilo]

This fair young maiden for a nuptial bed
More fit, is lodged (sad fate) among the dead.
Stormed by rough winds so falls in all her pride
The full blown rose, designed to adorn a bride.
The blasted rose its beauty shan't regain
And shall neglected by the bride remain.
This virgin in immortal beauty dressed
Shall meet her bridegroom as a welcome guest.

Comments

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

That is splendid.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

One of the best (by which I mean most poetical) verse epitaphs I've ever come across.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

I like it.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Pretty good, eh!

[athenais.livejournal.com]

Someone had a poet in the family or close circle of friends. Gosh, that's really something.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Few verse epitaphs are this good.