# William F. Smith explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A brief elegiac passage honoring William F. Smith, wishing him undisturbed peace and a deeper rest than Paradise itself.

## Themes in this chapter

### Mortality and Regret

The passage directly addresses death and the wish for eternal peace, reflecting on mortality.

## Key lines

> Light lie the earth upon his dear dead heart, And dreams disturb him never. Be deeper peace than Paradise his part Forever and forever.

May the earth rest gently on his beloved dead heart, and may he never be troubled by dreams. May his portion be a peace even deeper than Paradise, forever and ever.

_A poetic epitaph wishing eternal rest for William F. Smith._

## Links

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