Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TRANSITION, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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First Line: Tis said, in death, upon the face
Last Line: With dreams of may.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Variant Title(s): Indian Summer (1)
Subject(s): Hope; Indian Summer; Seasons; Optimism


'TIS said, in death, upon the face
Of Age, a momentary trace
Of Infancy's returning grace
Forestalls decay;

And here, in Autumn's dusky reign,
A birth of blossom seems again
To flush the woodland's fading train
With dreams of May.





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