Poems . once more, A youth so light and free. 258 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Two locks,—and they are wondrous fair Left me that vision mild;The brown is from the mothers hair, The blond is from the child. And when I see that lock of gold,Pale grows the evening-red; And when the dark lock I behold,I wish that I were dead. IT IS NOT ALWAYS MAY. XO HAY lAJAROS EN LOS NIDOS DE ANTANO. Spanish Proverb, The sun is bright,—the air is clear, The darting swallows soar and sing, And from the stately elms I hear The blue-bird prophesying Spring. So blue yon winding river flows,It seems an outlet from the sky,
Poems . once more, A youth so light and free. 258 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Two locks,—and they are wondrous fair Left me that vision mild;The brown is from the mothers hair, The blond is from the child. And when I see that lock of gold,Pale grows the evening-red; And when the dark lock I behold,I wish that I were dead. IT IS NOT ALWAYS MAY. XO HAY lAJAROS EN LOS NIDOS DE ANTANO. Spanish Proverb, The sun is bright,—the air is clear, The darting swallows soar and sing, And from the stately elms I hear The blue-bird prophesying Spring. So blue yon winding river flows,It seems an outlet from the sky, Where waiting till the west wind blows,The freighted clouds at anchor lie. All things are new ; the buds, the leaves,That guild the elm trees nodding crest, And even the nest beneath the eaves ;—There are no birds in last years nest! IT IS NOT ALWAYS MAY 259 All things rejoice in youth and love,The fulness of their first delight! And learn from the soft heavens aboveThe melting tenderness of Maiden, that readst this simple rhyme,Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay; Enjoy the fragrance of thy prime,For O ! it is not always May ! 260 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Enjoy the Spring- of Love and Youth,To some good angel leave the rest; For Time will teach thee soon the truth,There are no birds in last years nest!
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