Leo Marks – Dedication Plaque for John Grafton – Maughold Graveyard – Maughold, Isle of Man
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A quote from a poem by Leo Marks is part of the inscription on a dedication plaque for John Grafton on a bench in Maughold Graveyard.
Waymark Code: WM10HN5
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 05/11/2019
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A quote from a poem by Leo Marks is part of the inscription on a dedication plaque for John Grafton on a bench in Maughold Graveyard. The dedication plaque for John Grafton is one of 5 such plaques attached to this bench. (
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The quote: “A sleep I shall have, A rest I shall have, A sleep I shall have” is from the third stanza of the poem. The full poem is shown below:
‘The life that I have
Is all that I have
And the life that I have
Is yours
The love that I have
Of the life that I have
Is yours and yours and yours.
A sleep I shall have
A rest I shall have
Yet death will be but a pause
For the peace of my years
In the long green grass
Will be yours and yours and yours.’
The full dedication plaque for John Grafton is inscribed as follows:
“JOHN GRAFTON
The Intrepid Traveller
A sleep I shall have
A rest I shall have
Yet death will be but a pause
Goodnight Johnny G”