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In Autumn

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I.     Sunflowers wither and lilies die,     Poppies are pods of seeds;     The first red leaves on the pathway lie,     Like blood of a heart that bleeds.     Weary alway will it be to-day,     Weary and wan and wet;     Dawn and noon will the clouds hang gray,     And the autumn wind will sigh and say,     "He comes not yet, not yet.     Weary alway, alway!" II.     Hollyhocks bend all tattered and torn,     Marigolds all are gone;     The last pale rose lies all forlorn,     Like love that is trampled on.     Weary, ah me! to-night will be,     Weary and wild and hoar;     Rain and mist will blow from the sea,     And the wind will sob in the autumn tree,     "He comes no more, no more.     Weary, ah me! ah me!"

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