Ruins Of Paestum

Sara Teasdale

On lowlands where the temples lie
   The marsh-grass mingles with the flowers,
Only the little songs of birds
   Link the unbroken hours.

So in the end, above my heart
   Once like the city wild and gay,
The slow white stars will pass by night,
   The swift brown birds by day.

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