255. A Farewell by Harriet Monroe. Monroe, Harriet, ed. 1917. The New Poetry: An Anthology

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

255. A Farewell

By Harriet Monroe


GOOD-BY!—no, do not grieve that it is over,
The perfect hour;
That the winged joy, sweet honey-loving rover,
Flits from the flower.

Grieve not—it is the law. Love will be flying—	5
Oh, love and all.
Glad was the living—blessed be the dying!
Let the leaves fall.