Nature

Up and Down

by George MacDonald 1824–1905

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2

Nature

The sun is gone down
And the moon's in the sky
But the sun will come up
And the moon be laid by.

The flower is asleep.
But it is not dead,
When the morning shines
It will lift its head.

When winter comes
It will die! No, no,
It will only hide
From the frost and snow.

Sure is the summer,
Sure is the sun;
The night and the winter
Away they run.

MLA

MacDonald, George. “Up and Down.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/562/.

Chicago

MacDonald, George. “Up and Down.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/562/.

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