Author Laurence Hope When I am dying, lean over me tenderly, softly, Stoop, as the yellow roses droop in the wind from the South So I may, when I wake, if there be an Awakening, Keep, what lulled me to sleep, the touch of your lips on my mouth. Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments