Categories Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The grave itself is but a covered bridge, Leading from light to light, through a brief darkness! Post author By quotegeek Post date May 6, 2013 The grave itself is but a covered bridge, Leading from light to light, through a brief darkness! Tags afterlife, death ← In real life. People don’t have archenemies. → What happened to Gary Cooper? The strong, silent type. That was an American.