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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MEMORIES OF THE PAST, by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY Poet's Biography
First Line: While, sad and solemn, through the pines
Last Line: And future time appals me!
Subject(s): Memory
First Line: While, sad and solemn, through the pines
Last Line: And future time appals me!
Subject(s): Memory
While, sad and solemn, through the pines
The evening breeze is stealing,
And evening's star so sweetly shines,
And evening bells are pealing,
Then, yet again my fancies turn
Where they should dwell no longer,
For thee in vain my love will yearn
Through sorrow growing stronger;
Then thoughts of bygone days arise,
Love's memories come o'er me,
While tears of anguish blind my eyes,
For vainly I deplore thee!
Though wrapped awhile in Love's sweet dream,
How soon stern sorrow found me;
How brief those hours of joy now seem,
How long grief's chain hath bound me!
Oh, Life seemed ever crowned with flowers,
With young love smiling o'er us;
In vain I mourn those happy hours
Time never can restore us!
Now, hope is past, and love lies dead,
Whose memory still inthrals me,
And thoughts of happiness are fled,
And future time appals me!
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