Sara Teasdale — Winter Stars

I went out at night alone;        &nbsp The young blood flowing beyond the sea Seemed to have drenched my spirit's wings—        &nbsp I bore my sorrow heavily. But when I lifted up my head        &nbsp From shadows shaken on the snow, I saw Orion in the east        &nbsp Burn steadily as long ago. From windows in my father's house,        &nbsp Dreaming my dreams on winter nights, I watched Orion as a girl        &nbsp Above another city's lights. Years go, dreams go, and youth goes too,        &nbsp The world's heart breaks beneath its wars, All things are changed, save in the east        &nbsp The faithful beauty of the stars.