Counsel

Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis 1844 (Talladega, Alabama) – 1909 ( New Orleans, Louisiana)



IF thou should'st bid thy friend farewell,
But for one night though that farewell should be,
Press thou his hand in thine; how canst thou tell
How far from thee

Fate, or caprice, may lead his feet
Ere that to-morrow come? Men have been known
Lightly to turn the corner of a street,
And days have grown

To months, and months to lagging years,
Before they looked in loving eyes again.
Parting, at best, is underlaid with tears -
With tears and pain.

Therefore, lest sudden death should come between,
Or time, or distance, clasp with pleasure true
The palms of him who goeth forth. Unseen,
Fate goeth, too!

Yea, find thee always time to say
Some earnest word betwixt the idle talk,
Lest with thee henceforth, night and day,
Regret should walk.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme ABAB CDCD XXXX EFEF GHGH
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
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Words 135
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis

Mollie Evelyn Moore Davis (pen name, "M. E. M. Davis"; April 12, 1844 - January 1, 1909) was an American poet, writer, and editor. From the age of 14, she wrote regularly for the press and other periodicals. A critic said of her that she was "more thoroughly Texan in subject, in imagery and spirit than any of the Texas poets," and that scarcely any other than a native Texan could "appreciate all the merits of her poems, so strongly marked are they by the peculiarities of Texas scenery and patriotism." In 1889, Davis became editor of the New Orleans Picayune.  more…

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