Time & Brevity
I know not how, but as I count
From New Poems (1918)
Time & Brevity
I KNOW not how, but as I count
The beads of former years,
Old laughter catches in my throat
With the very feel of tears.
Cite this poem
MLA
Stevenson, Robert Louis. “I know not how, but as I count.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/stevenson/165/.
Chicago
Stevenson, Robert Louis. “I know not how, but as I count.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/stevenson/165/.
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