Nature
In the Shadows
From Songs of Peace (1917)
Nature
The silent music of the flowers
Wind-mingled shall not fail to cheer
The lonely hours
When I no more am here.
Then in some shady willow place
Take up the book my heart has made,
And hide your face
Against my name which was a shade.
Cite this poem
MLA
Ledwidge, Francis. “In the Shadows.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/98/.
Chicago
Ledwidge, Francis. “In the Shadows.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/98/.
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