Love

At a Hasty Wedding

by Thomas Hardy 1840–1928

From Poems of the Past and the Present

LoveTime & Brevity

IF hours be years the twain are blest,
For now they solace swift desire
By bonds of every bond the best,
If hours be years. The twain are blest
Do eastern stars slope never west,
Nor pallid ashes follow fire:
If hours be years the twain are blest,
For now they solace swift desire.

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(Triolet)

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Hardy, Thomas. “At a Hasty Wedding.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hardy/920/.

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