Youth

The dew is on the grasses, dear, The blush is on the rose. And swift across our dial-youth, A shifting shadow goes.

The primrose moments, lush with bliss, Exhale and fade away, Life may renew the Autumn time, But nevermore the May!

Georgia Douglas Johnson

Mood:: Sad
Topics:: youth, spring, time, rose, dew

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Georgia Douglas Johnson’s “Youth” captures the ache of watching something lovely pass too quickly. The speaker addresses someone dear, pointing to fresh grass, a blushing rose, and the shadow moving across a sundial as signs that youth is already slipping away.

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