Bliss William Carman

15 April 1861 – 8 June 1929 / New Brunswick

If Death Be Good

(Sappho LXXIV)
If death be good,
Why do the gods not die?
If life be ill,
Why do the gods still live?
If love be naught,
Why do the gods still love?
If love be all,
What should men do but love?
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