(E. F. B.) 'FOR old sake's sake!' 'Twere hard to choose Words fitter for an old-world Muse Than these, that in their cadence bring Faint fragrance of the posy-ring, And charms that rustic lovers use. The long day lengthens, and we lose The first pale flush, the morning hues, -- Ah! but the back-look, lingering, For old sake's sake! That we retain. Though Time refuse To lift the veil on forward views, Despot in most, he is not king Of those kind memories that cling Around his travelled avenues For old sake's sake! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EASTER HYMN by GEORGE SANTAYANA FACADE: 21. THE OWL by EDITH SITWELL THE END OF THE WORLD by GORDON BOTTOMLEY ODE ON A DISTANT PROSPECT OF CLAPHAM ACADEMY by THOMAS HOOD THE WHITE HOUSE by CLAUDE MCKAY VALENTINES TO MY MOTHER: 1876 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |