I never thought that heaven would lose its blue And sullen storm-clouds mask the gentle sky; I never thought the rose's velvet hue Would pale and sicken, though we said good-by. I never dreamed the lark would hush its note As day succeeded ever-drearier day, Nor knew the song the swelled the robin's throat Would fade to silence, when you went away. I never knew the sun's irradiant beams Upon the brooding earth no more would shine, Nor thought that only in my mocking dreams Would happiness that once I knew be mine. I never thought the slim moon, mournfully, Would shroud her pallid self in murky night. Dear heart, I never thought these things would be -- I never thought they would, and I was right. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN: THE FIRST DAY: PAUL REVERE'S RIDE [APRIL 1775] by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW AGAINST IDLENESS AND MISCHIEF by ISAAC WATTS THALIA by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH OUT OF THE VAST by AUGUSTUS WRIGHT BAMBERGER MOONLIGHT NIGHT by ERMINIE BROADSTONE A PRAYER FOR NORMA by NONA HATTON BROWN A COLLOQUY WITH GOD by THOMAS BROWNE |