I WILL not grieve for you while autumn lingers Trailing her scarlet fringe across the land; I cannot break my heart while grapes are twining Through twisted branches of the ripe red haw; Not while the woods are full of crimson glory, And distant hills grow dim in smoke-blue mist; There is no room for loss when every sumac Strikes sudden radiance to heart grown drear, While sunsets fill the sky with fire-shot amber, And opal twilights fade to primrose dusk: I cannot grieve for you while autumn lingers, But, oh, the time comes ... when I must! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEDITATION ON A JUNE EVENING by CONRAD AIKEN THE CHANGED WOMAN by LOUISE BOGAN ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JOHN CABANIS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JOSEPH DIXON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SQUIRE BOWLING GREEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |