Love

When

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1809–1892

From The Window; or, The Songs of the Wrens (1870)

Love

Sun comes, moon comes,
Time slips away.
Sun sets, moon sets,
Love, fix a day.

'A year hence, a year hence.'
'We shall both be gray.'
'A month hence, a month hence.
'Far, far away.'

'A week hence, a week hence.'
'Ah, the long delay.'
'Wait a little, wait a little,
You shall fix a day.'

'To-morrow, love, to-morrow,
And that's an age away.'
Blaze upon her window, sun,
And honour all the day.

MLA

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. “When.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tennyson/353/.

Chicago

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. “When.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tennyson/353/.

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