Love
Till To-morrow
From A Pageant and Other Poems (1881)
Long have I longed, till I am tired
Of longing and desire;
Farewell my points in vain desired,
My dying fire;
Farewell all things that die and fail and tire.
Springtide and youth and useless pleasure
And all my useless scheming,
My hopes of unattainable treasure,
Dreams not worth dreaming,
Glow-worms that gleam but yield no warmth in gleaming,
Farewell all shows that fade in showing:
My wish and joy stand over
Until to-morrow; Heaven is glowing
Through cloudy cover,
Beyond all clouds loves me my Heavenly Lover.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Till To-morrow.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/393/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Till To-morrow.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/393/.
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