But we sit brooding while the ashes fall,

Cowering over an old fire that dwindles,

Waiting for nothing at all.

An End

I have no heart for any other joy,

The drenched September day turns to depart,

And I have said good-bye to what I love;

With my own will I vanquished my own heart.

On the long wind I hear the winter coming,

The window panes are cold and blind with rain;