A cherry tree bends by a cinder walk Attentive for the low sweet talk Of lovers who used to pause and linger, While delicate cheek and tapering finger Lay lovingly against the bloom Like lighted candles in the gloom. Turn back your page for an instant, Time, I would yield to the wish of the tree, and climb The parapet and gently press My face against its barrenness. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SLEEPING TOGETHER by KATHERINE MANSFIELD THE BEAST OF BURDEN by MARIANNE MOORE MARIA WENTWORTH by THOMAS CAREW THE HOMERIC HEXAMETER [DESCRIBED AND EXEMPLIFIED] by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |