Living
Song (Lightly we met in the morn)
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Living
Lightly we met in the morn,
Lightly we parted at eve.
There was never a thought of the thorn
The rose of a day might leave.
Fate's finger we did not perceive,
So lightly we met in the morn!
So lightly we parted at eve
We knew not that Love was born.
I rose on the morrow forlorn,
To pine and remember and grieve.
Too lightly we met in the morn!
Too lightly we parted at eve!
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MLA
Watson, William. “Song (Lightly we met in the morn).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/128/.
Chicago
Watson, William. “Song (Lightly we met in the morn).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/128/.
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