Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ECHOES: 22, by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY


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First Line: The west a glimmering lake of light
Last Line: Love, we would remember.
Alternate Author Name(s): Henley, W. E.
Subject(s): Time


The West a glimmering lake of light,
A dream of pearly weather,
The first of stars is burning white --
The star we watch together.
Is April dead? The unresting year
Will shape us our September,
And April's work is done, my dear --
Do you not remember?

O gracious eve! O happy star,?
Still flashing, glowing, sinking!
Who lives of lovers near or far
So glad as I in thinking?
The gallant world is warm and green,
For May fulfills November.
When lights and leaves and loves have been
Sweet, will you remember?

O star benignant and serene,
I take the good to-morrow,
That fills from verge to verge my dream,
With all its joy and sorrow!
The old, sweet spell is unforgot
That turns to June December;
And, tho' the world remembered not,
Love, we would remember.





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