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LINES by ROBERT CAMERON ROGERS

First Line: STAY YET AWHILE AND WATCH THE SHADOWS LENGTHEN
Last Line: STAY YET AWHILE.
Subject(s): ABSENCE; BEAUTY; SEPARATION; ISOLATION;
STAY yet awhile and watch the shadows lengthen
Across the paths. The whispering voices strengthen
Above us in the poplars where the light
Of ageing afternoon breaks through less bright
To blur the purple sun-line on the dial.
Stay yet awhile.

Perhaps we missed her where the roses screen
Her favorite walk between the oaks that lean
To form an arbor for her passing there,
But she will come and make the spot more fair
With all her peaceful beauty and her smile.
Stay yet awhile.



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