Classic and Contemporary Poetry

A FAREWELL, by HARRIET MONROE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Goodbye: no, do not grieve that it is over
Last Line: Let the leaves fall.

GOOD-BY: nay, 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 --
Yea, love and all.
Glad was the living; blessed be the dying!
Let the leaves fall.