Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOR KATRINA'S SUN-DIAL; IN HER GARDEN OF YADOO, by HENRY VAN DYKE Poet's Biography First Line: Hours fly Last Line: Time is not. Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus Subject(s): Epitaphs; Sundials; Time | ||||||||
HOURS fly, Flowers die. New days, New ways, Pass by. Love stays. ___ Time is Too Slow for those who Wait, Too Swift for those who Fear, Too Long for those who Grieve, Too Short for those who Rejoice; But for those who Love, Time is not. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND LITTLE BOATIE'; A SLUMBER SONG FOR THE FISHERMAN'S CHILD by HENRY VAN DYKE |
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