Into my life Fate tossed today Autumn leaves of brown, red, and gold; Memories you bring of other years, Bitter-sweet, within my heart to hold. Silver hair, and eyes grown dim with tears, My heart, a-weary with the tinsel blare of youth, Feeds hungrily upon your thoughts and words, And basks within the hallowedness of truth. Around your soul, beloved friend, The tendrils of my heart twine, And borrow, from your spirit's greatness, Peace to calm this restless soul of mine. Soul answers soul, in that vast silence, Where only souls in unison have trod; I barter all, my friend, to learn the secret That leads you, gently, down the years to God. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STANZAS FOR MUSIC (2) by GEORGE GORDON BYRON AFAR IN THE DESERT by THOMAS PRINGLE TO MOSCOW by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR PSALM 12. SALVUM ME FAC by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE PSALM 121 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE TO THE BARTHOLDI STATUE by AMBROSE BIERCE A NEW PILGRIMAGE: 31 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |