Poetry.
Home Back. "We return, we" return no more."— Greek Chorus. B\' WIIiLIAM E. PABOR. Come back, I cry, but ory in vain ! Lost youth returns no more; Ships that go sailing o'er the main, These may come back to shore ; But Youth—o dreams of lost delights! Is quenched in Nature's endless nights. : Come back, I cry, but cry in vain I Lost Youth no answer yields, The rose that last year graced the plain This year may flush the fields, But Youth—o star of life's bright track I :.-. Who ever watched it trailing back ? Come back, I cry, but cry in vain I Lost youth no more returns ; Love, dying, springs to life again From out funereal urns ; But Youth—o flame of strong desire I Who can relight the ancient fire ? The moon, ?n questioning, is dumb ! Sun, stars, are silent too I Where'er at Nature's shrine we come, She whispers nothing new. The world is old, the world is cold, Since Lost Youth lies beneath the mold.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1890, 16 August 1884, Page 1 (Supplement)
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169Poetry. Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1890, 16 August 1884, Page 1 (Supplement)
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