Versos English George E. Merkley My heart, that once beat with a rapid emotion

English poem

My heart, that once beat with a rapid emotion

by (1865–1904)

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My heart, that once beat with a rapid emotion, Now droops like the vine in the winter’s cold blast; Its tendrils have withered, and weary its motion, As the dirges, recoiling, sweep moaningly past.