On His Eightieth Birthday
To my ninth decade I have tottered on,
And no soft arm bends now my steps to steady;
She, who once led me where she would, is gone,
So when he calls me, Death shall find me ready.
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Poem for April 20, 2029
The poem for April 20, 2029 is "On His Eightieth Birthday" by Walter Savage Landor.
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- Daily date
- April 20, 2029
- Poet
- Walter Savage Landor
- Themes
- death
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