Flame and Shadow/Lost Things

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Macmillan Company page 45

LOST THINGS Oh, I could let the world go by,  Its loud new wonders and its wars, But how will I give up the sky  When winter dusk is set with stars? And I could let the cities go,  Their changing customs and their creeds,- But oh, the summer rains that blow  In silver on the jewel-weeds!