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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SONG OF PARTING, by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON Poet's Biography
First Line: Go not so soon, dear days
Last Line: Go not so fast!
First Line: Go not so soon, dear days
Last Line: Go not so fast!
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!
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BROWNING AT ASOLO by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON
DEWEY AT MANILA [MAY 1, 1898] by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON
ILLUSIONS by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON
THE WISTFUL DAYS by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON
A CHOPIN FANTASY (ON REMEMBRANCE OF A PRELUDE) by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON
A DARK DAY by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON
A LOVER'S ANSWER by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON
A MEMORY OF BRITTANY by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON
A MESSAGE BACK TO YOUTH by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON
A PRAYER IN THE DARK by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON