Poem 1

a farewell
by susan coolidge

go, sun, since go you must,
the dusky evening lowers above our sky,
our sky which was so blue and sweetly fair;
night is not terrible that we should sigh.
a little darkness we can surely bear;
will there not be more sunshine—by and by?

go, rose, since go you must,
flowerless and chill the winter draweth nigh;
closed are the blithe and fragrant lips which made
all summer long perpetual melody.
cheerless we take our way, but not afraid:
will there not be more roses—by and by?

go, love, since go you must,
out of our pain we bless you as you fly;
the momentary heaven the rainbow lit
was worth whole days of black and stormy sky;
shall we not see, as by the waves we sit,
your bright sail winging shoreward—by and by?

go, life, since go you must,
uncertain guest and whimsical ally!
all questionless you came, unquestioned go;
what does it mean to live, or what to die?
smiling we watch you vanish, for we know
somewhere is nobler living—by and by.

poem 2

the morning comes before the sun
by susan coolidge

slow buds the pink dawn like a rose
from out night's gray and cloudy sheath;
softly and still it grows and grows,
petal by petal, leaf by leaf;
each sleep-imprisoned creature breaks
its dreamy fetters, one by one,
and love awakes, and labor wakes,—
the morning comes before the sun.

what is this message from the light
so fairer far than light can be?
youth stands a-tiptoe, eager, bright,
in haste the risen sun to see;
ah! check thy lunging, restless heart,
count the charmed moments as they run,
it is life's best and fairest part,
this morning hour before the sun.

when once thy day shall burst to flower,
when once the sun shall climb the sky,
and busy hour by busy hour,
the urgent noontide draws anigh;
when the long shadows creep abreast,
to dim the happy task half done,
thou wilt recall this pause of rest,
this morning hush before the sun.

to each, one dawning and one dew,
one fresh young hour is given by fate,
one rose flush on the early blue.
be not impatient then, but wait!
clasp the sweet peace on earth and sky,
by midnight angels woven and spun;
better than day its prophecy,—
the morning comes before the sun.
2
select all the correct answers.
which three ideas do the poems "a farewell" and "the morning comes before the sun" share?
- both poems suggest that difficulties should be faced with strength, because they will eventually pass.
- both poems describe different stages of a human life–from childhood to death.
- both poems use the elements of nature to explain the meaning of the poem.
-both poems explain why childhood is the best period of one's life.
- both poems convey that the end of something should not -cause grief, as there are good things ahead.
-both poems suggest that young people shouldn't be impatient and should learn to enjoy the present.