Despondency (Arnold)

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Despondency by Matthew Arnold

The thoughts that rain their steady glow
Like stars on life's cold sea,
Which others know, or say they know --
They never shone for me.
Thoughts light, like gleams, my spirit's sky,
But they will not remain.
They light me once, they hurry by,
And never come again.

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.