Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The Worlds Best Poetry. Volume III. Sorrow and Consolation. 1904. | | VI. Consolation | Going and Coming | Edward A. Jenks (18301908) |
| GOINGthe great round Sun, | |
Dragging the captive Day | |
Over behind the frowning hill, | |
Over beyond the bay, | |
Dying: | 5 |
Comingthe dusky Night, | |
Silently stealing in, | |
Wrapping himself in the soft warm couch | |
Where the golden-haired Day hath been | |
Lying. | 10 |
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Goingthe bright, blithe Spring; | |
Blossoms! how fast ye fall, | |
Shooting out of your starry sky | |
Into the darkness all | |
Blindly! | 15 |
Comingthe mellow days: | |
Crimson and yellow leaves; | |
Languishing purple and amber fruits | |
Kissing the bearded sheaves | |
Kindly! | 20 |
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Goingour early friends; | |
Voices we loved are dumb; | |
Footsteps grow dim in the morning dew; | |
Fainter the echoes come | |
Ringing: | 25 |
Coming to join our march, | |
Shoulder to shoulder pressed, | |
Gray-haired veterans strike their tents | |
For the far-off purple West | |
Singing! | 30 |
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Goingthis old, old life; | |
Beautiful world, farewell! | |
Forest and meadow! river and hill! | |
Ring ye a loving knell | |
Oer us! | 35 |
Cominga nobler life; | |
Cominga better land; | |
Cominga long, long, nightless day; | |
Comingthe grand, grand | |
Chorus! | 40 | | |
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