Love

When I grow old

by Michael Field 1846–1914 (Bradley) and 1862–1913 (Cooper)

From Underneath the Bough (1898)

Love

When I grow old,
I would be bold
To ask of heaven this boon:
Like the thin-circled and translucent moon,
That makes intrusion
Unnoted on the morning sky,
And with soft eye
Watches the thousand, grassy flowers unfold,
I would be free.
Without confusion
Of influence cold,
To pause and see
The flush of youth in its felicity.

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The First Book of Songs

MLA

Field, Michael. “When I grow old.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/46/.

Chicago

Field, Michael. “When I grow old.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/46/.

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