Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OLD AND NEW; A PARABLE, by CHARLES KINGSLEY


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First Line: See how the autumn leaves float by decaying
Last Line: Look! England's bare boughs show green leaf again.
Subject(s): Spring


SEE how the autumn leaves float by decaying,
Down the wild swirls of the rain-swollen stream.
So fleet the works of men, back to their earth again;
Ancient and holy things fade like a dream.

Nay! see the spring-blossoms steal forth a-maying,
Clothing with tender hues orchard and glen;
So, though old forms pass by, ne'er shall their spirit die,
Look! England's bare boughs show green leaf again.





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