This is the spot where I will lie When life has had enough of me, These are the grasses that will blow Above me like a living sea. These gay old lilies will not shrink To draw their life from death of mine, And I will give my body's fire To make blue flowers on this vine." O Soul, " I said, "have you no tears? Was not the body dear to you?" I heard my soul say carelessly, "The myrtle flowers will grow more blue. Sara Teasdale
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William Butler Yeats is known for his many poems and this is one of them. It is very simple but very effective. It touches on the idea of life being short and living life to the fullest without regrets. The author talks about the beauty of the area where he will be buried, how it is certain that his soul will live on through the flowers that bloom on his grave, how he will not be forgotten because everyone has a part of their soul somewhere inside them, and how he will continue to remain remembered by those who are touched by his soul for ever after.

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