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WITNESSES, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Roses remember; golden noons recall
Last Line: Remembers. We were young. Are we so old?
Subject(s): Flowers; Friendship; Hearts; Love; Roses


ROSES remember; golden noons recall;
Not one least joy of all our joys is lost.—
This yew has watched kisses like petals fall,
And these flagged paths hold many a laughing ghost.

This shivering blossom by wet night winds tossed,
Has kept our windy strife. The madrigal
Of our delight and what delight has cost,
These things are known: the woods keep count of all.

And so there's no denial; love's not yet
Effaced and where's the end to you and me?—
Though summer's done with and our lips grown cold

Are tranquil as they were before they met;
Oh! friend have you forgotten? Arcady
Remembers. We were young. Are we so old?





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