Ample Make This Bed. Comments
Ample make this bed.
Make this bed with awe;
In it wait till judgment break
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Very nice poem. I love the way she uses punctuation. So beautiful.
A tragic waste of life committed by tormented people who could not cope with life on life's terms..how sad the ending...
I have only just recently heard this poem, quoted in the film of 'Sophie's Choice', and it was so utterly apt, read over the deathbed of Sophie and Nathan, which was the only marriage-bed those two tortured people could ever have. A tragic but beautiful moment in the film, and the poem was a wonderful elegy.
Agreed, and so great that you connected the poem to your viewing the film. It is transformed by the circumstances of the film
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7/26/2025 11:55:11 PM # 1.0.0
This is about death. The bed is an elaborate or ornate coffin.
Actually, it is about living life in a way that is worthy of an earthly legacy and a judgement of heavenly grace.