A poem of undying love that perhaps most lovers would like to have, but only few really have, by Don Marquis.  This is one among the selection of  "Poems That Live Forever" by Hazel Felleman.

ONLY THY DUST . . .

By Don Marquis

 
Only thy dust is here, thy dust . . .
But when chill May uncloses
Her petals and is June, I feel
A heartbeat shake the roses.

 Earth and the sun were sweet to us,
Green grass and brooks and laughter . . .
And I cannot think of thee a ghost
Within some strange hereafter.

 Dawn and the hills were glad of us,
Tossed corn and windy meadows . . .
And I should not know thee as a shade,
Pallid among pale shadows.

Stars and streams were friends to us,
Clear skies and wintry weather . . .
And it was not wraith and wraith with us,
But flesh and blood together.

Only the dust of thee is here . . .
But when mine own day closes
I will lie down beside thee, Love.
And mingle with thy roses.