Poems (Kemble)/To ——— (When we first met, dark wintry skies were glooming)

by Frances Anne Kemble

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TO ———

When we first met, dark wintry skies were glooming,
 And the wild winds sang requiem to the year;
But thou, in all thy beauty's pride wert blooming,
 And my young heart knew hope without a fear.

When we last parted, summer suns were smiling,
 And the bright earth her flowery vesture wore;
But thou hadst lost the power of beguiling,
 For my wrecked, wearied heart, could hope no more.