Let it be forgotten, as a flower is forgotten, Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold, Let it be forgotten forever and ever, Time is a kind friend, he will make us old. If anyone asks, say it was forgotten Long and long ago, As a flower, as a fire, as a hushed … Continue reading ‘Let It Be Forgotten’ by Sara Teasdale
I thought of you and how you love this beauty, And walking up the long beach all alone I heard the waves breaking in measured thunder As you and I once heard their monotone. Around me were the echoing dunes, beyond me The cold and sparkling silver of the sea – We two will pass … Continue reading ‘I thought of you’ by Sara Teasdale
My heart is heavy with many a song Like ripe fruit bearing down the tree, But I can never give you one – My songs do not belong to me. Yet in the evening, in the dusk When moths go to and fro, In the gray hour if the fruit has fallen, Take it, no … Continue reading ‘My heart is heavy’ by Sara Teasdale