Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AND AFTER ALL, by HALLE W. WARLOW


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AND AFTER ALL, by                    
First Line: As, after frost, men rake the darkening mold
Last Line: Spring knew the lips of april -- love once spoke!
Subject(s): Letters; Spring


As, after frost, men rake the darkening mold
And burn in piles the leaves that lately wore
Green summer's jade and fall's Etruscan gold --
Now whitening ashes on an earthen floor --
So do we burn our letters, sheaves that hold
Dreams of a whole life's visioning, now no more
Than empty shells or vacant rooms all cold,
Their creaking hinges rusting from each door.

What if the spectrum flame of lavish days
Has turned to tender browns and quiet grays,
What if the song of life and love's refrain
Has lost its lilt in struggle with life's pain,
What if both leaves and letters drift in smoke --
Spring knew the lips of April -- Love once spoke!





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