PALE veil of mist bound round the trees <br />Pale fringe of rain upon the hills, <br />Cold earth, cold sky and biting breeze <br />That mock the withered daffodils. <br />And yet so short a while ago, <br />The sunlight on the quickened land <br />Laughed at the memory of the snow, <br />And we went hand in hand. <br /> <br /> <br />Pale veil of doubt wound round my heart, <br />Pale fringe of tears upon your eyes; <br />Why did we choose the evil part? <br />Why did we leave our Paradise? <br />There were such green and pleasant ways <br />Where you and I with happy heart <br />Laughed at the old unhappy days, <br />And now--we are apart. <br /> <br /> <br />Will the sun shine again some day? <br />Will you forgive me and forget? <br />Chill is the east, the west is gray, <br />And all our world with tears is wet. <br />Ah! love, the world is wide and cold, <br />The weary skies are wild with rain; <br />Give me at least your hand to hold <br />Till the sun shines again.<br /><br />Edith Nesbit<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-eclipse/
