I saw a name carved on a tree –
“Julia”;
A simpler name there could not be-
Julia:
But seeing it I seemed to see
A Devon garden,- pleasantly
About a parsonage, – the bee
Made drowsy-sweet; where rosemary
And pink and phlox and peony
Bowed down to one
Whom Herrick made to bloom in Poetry.
A moment there I saw her stand,-
Julia;
A gillyflower in her hand,-
Julia:
And then, kind-faced and big and bland,
As raised by some magician’s wand,
Herrick himself passed by, sun-tanned,
And smiling; and the quiet land
Seemed to take on and understand
A dream long dreamed,
And for the lives of two some gladness planned.
And then I seemed to hear a sigh,-
“Julia!”
And someone softly walking nigh,-
Julia:
The leaves shook; and a butterfly
Trailed past; and through the sleepy sky
A bird flew, crying strange its cry –
Then suddenly before my eye
Two lovers strolled – They knew not why
I looked amazed,-
But I had seen old ghosts of long dead loves go by.
(Madison Julius Cawein)
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