Charlotte Mary Mew Song Poems
- 1. Not For That City
Not for that city of the level sun,
Its golden streets and glittering gates ablazeĆ¢??
The shadeless, sleepless city of white days,
White nights, or nights and days that are as oneĆ¢??
... - 2. Song
Love love to-day, my dear
Love is not always here
Wise maids know how soon grows sere
The greenest leaf of Spring.
... - 3. Fame
Sometimes in the over-heated house, but not for long,
Smirking and speaking rather loud,
I see myself among the crowd,
Where no one fits the singer to his song,
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