Go not so soon, dear days Of sunlight and of haze, When o'er the spirit flows The soft gray sea's repose, And memories of distress Yield to the air's caress. Nights of the waning moon, Go not so soon! Go not so swift, fair time Of friendship, like a rhyme That holds in harmony What was and what shall be. Thou that hast brought the zest Of animated rest, Prolong thy perfect gift, Go not so swift! Go not so fast, sweet hour Of farewell to the flower. The mystery of eve Within our reverie weave. Whisper that all we see Is naught to what shall be, That Life, that Love shall last! Go not so fast! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THANATOPSIS by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT TO A MOUSE, ON TURNING HER UP IN HER NEST WITH THE PLOUGH by ROBERT BURNS THE BLESSED VIRGIN, COMPARED TO THE AIR WE BREATHE by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS AN ENGLISH MOTHER by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON THE BAYADERE by FRANCIS SALTUS SALTUS A RECEIPT FOR WRITING A NOVEL by MARY (CUMBERLAND) ALCOCK THE LETTER; EDWARD ROWLAND SILL, DIED FEBRUARY 27, 1887 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |