Helen Hay Whitney Poems

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1.
To Diane

THE RUDDY poppies bend and bow,
Diane! do you remember?
The sun you knew shines proudly now,
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2.
My Brook

Earth holds no sweeter secret anywhere
Than this my brook, that lisps along the green
Of mossy channels, where slim birch trees lean
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3.
Was There Another Spring

WAS there another Spring than this?
I half remember, through the haze
Of glimmering nights and golden days,
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4.
Love's Kiss

KISS me but once, and in that space supreme
My whole dark life shall quiver to an end,
Sweet Death shall see my heart and comprehend
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5.
A Woman's Pride

I WILL not look for him, I will not hear
My heart's loud beating, as I strain to see
Across the rain forlorn and hopelessly,
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6.
Sigh Not For Love

SIGH not for love,—the ways of love are dark!
Sweet Child, hold up the hollow of your hand
And catch the sparks that flutter from the star!
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7.
Does The Pearl Know?

DOES the pearl know, that in its shade and sheen,
The dreamy rose and tender wavering green,
Are hid the hearts of all the ranging seas,
That Beauty weeps for gifts as fair as these?
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8.
Boy O' Dreams

Must I leave you in the mountains,
Boy o' Dreams?
Must I leave you where the fountains
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