Living
Good-Bye Sorrow
From Sonnets and Songs (1905)
Living
Day that began with a tear,
Will you end with a sigh?
Stay! See the blossoming year,
Laugh up to the sky.
Nay, here's a hope for your fear,
Sweet sorrow--good-bye!
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MLA
Whitney, Helen Hay. “Good-Bye Sorrow.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whitney_hh/90/.
Chicago
Whitney, Helen Hay. “Good-Bye Sorrow.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whitney_hh/90/.
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