| Higginson and Bigelow, comps. American Sonnets. 1891. | | | | In Farewell | | By Anna Katherine (Green) Rohlfs (1846–1935) |
| | | I MET thee, dear, and loved thee—yet we part, | |
| Thou on thine unknown way and I on mine, | |
| Ere yet the music of my woman’s heart | |
| Has had full time to harmonize with thine. | |
| Yet since the strain begun has seemed so sweet, | 5 |
| Forgive me if I dare to proffer thee | |
| This echo from the depths where all complete | |
| Trembles the soul’s perfected melody. | |
| Jewels I have not, else for memory | |
| Would I bestow them on the friend I love, | 10 |
| But tears and smiles, and the sweet thoughts that move | |
| The heart by day and night, such, such to thee | |
| I give in these poor lines as lavishly | |
| As summer winds yield fragrance when they blow | |
| Up from a vale where countless roses grow. | 15 | | | |
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