A magic wrought of dying dreams
A wizard light that creeps and glows;
Painting grey hills and sluggish streams
In tints of gold and rose
Staining with fire the cherry-snow
Lighting our hearts with sudden flame
As if the love of long ago
Back from its ashes came
Rose-flushed and radiant everything
And joy and hope are born anew;
Even the darting swallow's wing
Has caught its glowing hue
Ah! swift it dies from hill and plain...
Be wise dear heart and let me go;
Not love that lit our hearts again -
Only it's afterglow!
Afterglow
Alice Guerin Crist
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Poem topics: fire, heart, hope, joy, light, magic, snow, wing, dear, wise, long, plain, flame, gold, swift, rose, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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