This summer wind with thee and me āàRoams in the dawn of day; But thou must be, when it shall be, āàEre evening-far away. The farewell's echo from thy soul āàShould not depart before Hills rise and distant rivers roll āàBetween us evermore. I know that I have done thee wrong, āàHave wronged both thee and Heaven; And I may mourn my lifetime long āàAnd may not be forgiven. Repentant tears will vainly fall āàTo cover deeds untrue, For by no grief can I recall āàThe dreary word adieu! Yet thou a future peace shalt win, āàBecause thy soul is clear; And I who had the heart to sin āàWill find a heart to bear. Till far beyond earth's frenzied strife, āàThat makes destruction joy, Thy perished faith shall spring to life, āàAnd my remorse shall die. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONRAD AT TWILIGHT by JOHN CROWE RANSOM ON MY THIRTY-THIRD BIRTHDAY by GEORGE GORDON BYRON IMPRESSION by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE EPITHALAMIUM by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN THE BLUE-FLAG IN THE BOG by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY JANUARY TREASURE by LESTER CLARK THE SCREEN IN THE LUMBER ROOM by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON THE TEARS OF AMYNTA FOR THE DEATH OF DAMON; A SONG by JOHN DRYDEN |