Rain and Roses

<h2><SPAN name="AUTUMN" id="AUTUMN"></SPAN>Autumn</h2> <div class="poetry"> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="ig"><span class="letra">I</span> SEE you now, your autumn gown<br/></span> <span class="ih">In wanton fashion hung,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Your crimson scarf half rakishly,<br/></span> <span class="i2">To trifling breezes flung.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">I was distressed and sad to think<br/></span> <span class="i2">You did not even care.<br/></span> <span class="i0">But once your harp sang low and sweet<br/></span> <span class="i2">You breathed a solemn prayer.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">You sang soft broken numbers<br/></span> <span class="i2">Sad as your soul’s distress,<br/></span> <span class="i0">And I loved you no matter how wanton<br/></span> <span class="i2">Or scarlet or scanty your dress.<br/></span> <span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="page_40" id="page_40">{40}</SPAN></span></div> </div></div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />