242. A Quoi Bon Dire by Charlotte Mew
b'Charlotte Mew read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\n http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n Giving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n \\n ---------------------------------------------\\n \\n A Quoi Bon Dire\\n by Charlotte Mew(1869 \\u2013 1928)\\n \\n \\n Seventeen years ago you said\\n Something that sounded like Good-bye;\\n And everybody thinks that you are dead,\\n But I. \\n \\n So I, as I grow stiff and cold\\n To this and that say Good-bye too;\\n And everybody sees that I am old\\n But you. \\n \\n And one fine morning in a sunny lane\\n Some boy and girl will meet and kiss and swear\\n That nobody can love their way again\\n While over there\\n You will have smiled, I shall have tossed your hair. \\n \\n \\n For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n \\n To be notified of new postings, and to receive some extra, short text about each poetry reading, join the mailing list.'