That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see'st the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the death-bed whereon it must expire Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOMESDAY BOOK: JANE FISHER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE RUSH OF THE OREGON by ARTHUR GUITERMAN DRUM TAPS TO HEAVEN by JAMES CHURCH ALVORD FIRST VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS by JOANNA BAILLIE POLYHYMNIA: VERSES TO LORD NORREYS, SELECTION by WILLIAM BASSE INTEGRITY by WILLIAM ROSE BENET |