Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ROSEMARY, by PERCY LOVEDAY


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ROSEMARY, by                    
First Line: Oh, night sublime, too brief, when we two stood
Last Line: We still remember.
Subject(s): Farewell; Love - Loss Of; Parting


Oh, night sublime, too brief, when we two stood
On that old porch, moonlit, vine-covered,
Hushed were the birds in yonder silent wood,
Our star was silver overhead—it was September.
Above our souls, the soul of parting hovered.
Do you remember?

And that last moment ere we turned to go
Heaven seemed to flood the very world with light.
Your kiss upon my brow, your words "I love you so,"
As sitting by the hearth alone in bleak December,
Are memory's candles, that I burn tonight.
Yes, I remember.

And as the nights go traveling down the years
Your eyes meet mine in yonder brilliant star,
Your ardent love for me alone is solace for my tears,
Through time and through Eternity—September or December—
That night is ours—our hearts—our souls—though distant far
We still remember.





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