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The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 4. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier), Occasional Poems (search)
save one; To-day as many roses crown The gray head of their son. And with them, to my fancy's eye, The fresh-faced givers smiling come, And nine and thirty happy girls Make glad a lonely room. They bring the atmosphere of youth; The light and warmth of long ago Are in my heart, and on my cheek The airs of morning blow. O buds of girlhood, yet unblown, And fairer than the gift ye chose; For you may years like leaves unfold The heart of Sharon's rose! 1883. The Reunion. Read September 10, 1885, to the surviving students of Haverhill Academy in 1827-1830. the gulf of seven and fifty years We stretch our welcoming hands across; The distance but a pebble's toss Between us and our youth appears. For in life's school we linger on The remnant of a once full list; Conning our lessons, undismissed, With faces to the setting sun. And some have gone the unknown way, And some await the call to rest; Who knoweth whether it is best For those who went or those who stay? And yet despi