Not Afraid to Lose

BRAVE - i could gallant

And be vain

, and make a harmless show,

And earth again.

not proud:

For embroider’d garments are earth.

obey months and times,

My fate would know Winter, die,

view

smile, look cheerfully

see Death and not fear,

rather take truce!

my breath,

may sweeten and perfume my death.

Mes. G

An erasure poem from the poem "A Contemplation Upon Flowers" by Henry King