Absence. A Farewell Ode on quitting School for Jesus College, Cambridge.

Farewell, ye halls, where learning's light did shine,
Farewell, ye friends, whom I shall see no more,
To Cambridge now I turn, my thoughts entwine
With future hopes, and bid adieu to shore.

About Sara Teasdale

American lyric poet, known for her poems on love, nature, and the feminine experience. Her work often displays a delicate and musical quality.

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