| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1688. Sigh Not for Love |
| | | By Helen Hay |
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| SIGH not for love,—the ways of love are dark! | |
| Sweet Child, hold up the hollow of your hand | |
| And catch the sparks that flutter from the star! | |
| See how the late sky spreads in flushing bars! | |
| They are dead roses from your own dear land, | 5 |
| Tossed high by kindly breezes; lean, and hark, | |
| And you shall know how Morning glads her lark! | |
| The timid Dawn, herself a little child, | |
| Casts up shy eyes in loving worship, dear, | |
| Is it not yet enough? The Spring is here, | 10 |
| And would you weep for winter’s tempest wild? | |
| Sigh not for love,—the ways of love are dark! | |
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