Dwelling amidst these yellowing bowers:

To himself he talks;

For at eventide, listening earnestly,

At his work you may hear him sob and sigh,

In the walks;

Earthward he boweth the heavy stalks of the moldering flowers;

Heavily hangs the broad sun-flower

O’er its grave, the earth so chilly;

Heavily hangs the hollyhock,

Heavily hangs the tiger-lily.