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White Stains
White Stains (1898), PDF p. 113
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WITH DOG AND DAME
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WITH DOG AND DAME
AN OCTOBER IDYLL
The ways are golden with the leaves
That Autumn blows about the air,
The trees sing anthems of despair,
And my fair mistress binds the sheaves
Of yellow hair more loose, and weaves
More subtly bars of song, that bear
Bright children of love debonair,
And laughter lightly comes, and reaves
The garland from our sorrow’s brow,
Life rises up, is girt with song,
Joy fills the cup, that flashes clear.
The year may fade in whispers now,
Shadow and silence now may throng
The seasons—we are happy here.
Autumn is on us as we lie
In creamy clouds of latticed light
That hint at darkness, but descry
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