Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IN AFTER YEARS, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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First Line: In after years, when age has taught
Last Line: In after years.
Subject(s): Aging; Future


In after years, when age has taught
The heart to shield itself by thought,
When life's highway seems more secure,
And idle dreams cease to allure,
Ah! then perchance the joy we sought
Will come to us, in vestments wrought
Of wisdom, patience, peace, and naught
But blissfulness shall then endure,
In after years.

If friends depart; if hopes are brought
To nothingness; if battles fought
End in distress, and griefs immure
The heart and will—then seek the cure
That time may bring, nor fear you aught
In after years.





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