Nancy Byrd Turner. Though One Should Strive. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22.

Though One Should Strive

By Nancy Byrd Turner


LOVE is the heart’s last light to die!
Though one should strive in stubborn pain
To quench its beauty utterly,
Yet were his labor vain.

Yes, often, when the night is deep—	5
For all the far forgetful years—
A face looks star-like on my sleep,
And I awake with tears!