A melody some wondrous singer sings,

Which, though it haunt men oft in the still eve,

They dream not to essay; yet it no less

But more is honored. I was thine in shame,

And now when all thy proud renown is out,

I am a watcher whose eyes have grown dim

With looking for some star which breaks on him

Altered and worn and weak and full of tears.

Autumn has come like spring returned to us,

Won from her girlishness; like one returned