Sara Teasdale

I saw above a sea of hills A solitary planet shine, And there was no one, near or far, to keep the…

— Sara Teasdale

“In Warsaw in Poland Half the world away, The one I love best of all Thought of me to-day; I know, for…

— Sara Teasdale

I am alone, as though I stood On the highest peak of the tired gray world,About me only swirling snow, Above me,…

— Sara Teasdale

There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the…

— Sara Teasdale

I stood beside a hill Smooth with new-laid snow, A single star looked out From the cold evening glow. There was not…

— Sara Teasdale

Years go, dreams go, and youth goes too, The world's heart breaks beneath its wars,All things are changed, save in the east,The…

— Sara Teasdale

From my spirit's gray defeat, From my pulse's flagging beat, From my hopes that turned to sand Sifting through my close-clenched hand,…

— Sara Teasdale

“Oh, I could let the world go by, Its loud new wonders and its wars, BUt how will I give up the…

— Sara Teasdale

“I gave my first love laughter, I gave my second tears, I gave my third love silence Through all the years. My…

— Sara Teasdale

“On a midsummer night, on a night that was eerie with stars, In a wood too deep for a single star to…

— Sara Teasdale

“ At Night Love said, "Wake still and think of me," Sleep, "Close your eyes till break of day," But Dreams came…

— Sara Teasdale

“It will not hurt me when I am old, A running tide where moonlight burned Will not sting me like silver snakes;…

— Sara Teasdale

But what do I care, for love will be over so soon, Let my heart have its say and my mind stand…

— Sara Teasdale

“ There Will Come Soft Rains There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their…

— Sara Teasdale

“I would not have a god come in To shield me suddenly from sin, And set my house of life to rights;…

— Sara Teasdale

The roofs are shining from the rain, The sparrows twitter as they fly, And with a windy April grace The little clouds…

— Sara Teasdale

It will not hurt me when I am old, A running tide where moonlight burned Will not sting me like silver snakes;The…

— Sara Teasdale

Moon, worn thin to the width of a quill,/ In the dawn clouds flying,/ How good to go, light into light, and…

— Sara Teasdale

If I should see your eyes again, I know how far their look would go -- Back to a morning in the…

— Sara Teasdale

If I am peaceful, I shall see Beauty's face continually; Feeding on her wine and bread I shall be wholly comforted, For…

— Sara Teasdale

“When April bends above me And finds me fast asleep, Dust need not keep the secret A live heart died to keep.…

— Sara Teasdale

Down the hill I went, and then, I forgot the ways of men, For night-scents, heady and damp and cool Wakened ecstasy

— Sara Teasdale

Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

— Sara Teasdale

Love in my heart is a cry forever Lost as the swallow's flight, Seeking for you and never, never Stilled by the…

— Sara Teasdale

“Your eyes drink of me, Love makes them shine, Your eyes that lean So close to mine. We have long been lovers,…

— Sara Teasdale