ONCE upon a time at evening-light A little girl was sad. There was a color in the sky, A color she knew in her dreamful heart And wanted to keep. She held out her arms Long, long, And saw it flow away on the wind. When it was gone She did not love the moonlight Or care for the stars. She had seen the rose in the sky. Sometimes I am sad Because I have a thought Of this little girl. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLUE-FLAG IN THE BOG by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA by OSCAR WILDE THE GREEN LINNET by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH BRIEF LIFE by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE BRAWL by WILLIAM ROSE BENET BUT THERE ARE WINGS by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN |