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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SONG IN THE AFTERNOON, by EDWARD ROWLAND SILL Poet's Biography
First Line: Come, and let's grow old
Last Line: And let's grow old together!
Alternate Author Name(s): Hedbrooke, Andrew
Subject(s): Aging
First Line: Come, and let's grow old
Last Line: And let's grow old together!
Alternate Author Name(s): Hedbrooke, Andrew
Subject(s): Aging
COME, and let's grow old,
And let's grow old together!
Boyhood's heart was wondrous bold,
And light as any feather,
Rollicking and frolicking
In every wind and weather;
But come now, let's grow old,
And let's grow old together!
Come and let's be leal
And true to one another!
Boys are fickle; as they feel,
So they do; love this and t'other;
Borrowing or sorrowing
With any man and brother;
But come now, let's be leal
And true to one another!
Come, and let's be wise,
And wag our heads sedately!
Cooler breezes clear the skies,
And sight is lengthened greatly.
Jolly days were folly days;
We doff the motley lately.
So come now, let's be wise,
And wag our heads sedately!
Come then, and let's grow old,
So we grow old together!
Wits are thin o'er apple chin,
Long beards give length of tether.
Spring may yearn, and summer burn,
Your fall's the finest weather.
So come now, let's grow old,
And let's grow old together!
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