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Robert W Service - I Shall Not BurnRobert W Service - I Shall Not Burn
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I have done with love and lust,       I reck not for gold or fame; I await familiar dust       These frail fingers to reclaim:       Not for me the tiger flame.       Not for me the furnace glow,       Rage of fire and ashen doom; To sweet earth my bones bestow       Where above a lowly tomb       January roses bloom. Fools and fools and fools are you       Who your dears to fires confide; Give to Mother Earth her due:       Flesh may waste but bone will bide,—       Let loved ones lie side by side. Let God`s Acre ever dream;       Shed your tears and blossoms bring; On age-burnished bone will gleam       Crucifix and wedding ring:       Graves are for sweet comforting.       Curst be those who my remains       Hurl to horror of the flames!
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