It chanced one day they met. Each in surprise Was extra glad, and unto each the other Spoke ardently with lighting lips and eyes, Bandying synonyms for "long lost brother." A cafe then and tea, and much to tell Of this and that and what the years had brought: She held again a mystery, for well He knew that she had found what he had sought. Gravely he questioned, saw her oddly gay, Uncovered guarded memories, and so Prayed that they meet again another day, Prayed that she would not lightly let him go. She shook her head: Alack, it might not be! She had, she said, embraced Philosophy. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN EPITAPH, INTENDED FOR HIMSELF by JAMES BEATTIE SONNET TO GUIDO CAVALCANTI by DANTE ALIGHIERI IMMORTALITY by EMILY DICKINSON STELLA'S BIRTHDAY, 1720 by JONATHAN SWIFT NETLEY ABBEY; A LEGEND OF HAMPSHIRE by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM WRITTEN FOR AN ALBUM by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD FOOLS OF DREAM by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |