Lines: To a Friend in Answer to a Melancholy Letter.

My gentle friend, why dost thou weep and mourn,
And fill thy soul with sorrow and with dread?
Let not dark thoughts thy spirit thus suborn,
But cast them off, and raise thy drooping head.

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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