I.
When from the tower, like some sweet flower,
The bell drops petals of the hour,
That says the world is homing,
My heart puts off its garb of care
And clothes itself in gold and vair,
And hurries forth to meet her there
Within the purple gloaming.
It’s–Oh! how slow the hours go,
How dull the moments move!
Till soft and clear the bells I hear,
That say, like music, in my ear,
“Go meet the one you love.”
II.
When curved and white, a bugle bright,
The moon blows glamour through the night,
That sets the world a-dreaming,
My heart, where gladness late was guest,
Puts off its joy, as to my breast
At parting her dear form is pressed,
Within the moon’s faint gleaming.
It’s–Oh! how fast the hours passed!–
They were not slow enough!
Too soon, too soon, the sinking moon
Says to my soul, like some sad tune,
“Come! part from her you love.”
(Madison Julius Cawein)
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