 | The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder |  |
“FADES THE ROSE”
Fades the rose; the year grows old;
The tale is told;
Youth doth depart—
Only stays the heart.
The tale is told;
Youth doth depart—
Only stays the heart.
Ah, no! if stays the heart,
Youth can ne'er depart,
Nor the sweet tale be told—
Never the rose fade, nor the year grow old.
Youth can ne'er depart,
Nor the sweet tale be told—
Never the rose fade, nor the year grow old.
| The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder | |