verse 1 On raglan road on an autumn day i saw him first and knew That his dark hair would weave a snare that i might one day rue I saw the danger and yet i walked along the enchanted way And i said "let grief be a falling leaf at the dawning of the day" verse 2 On grafton street in november we tripped lightly along the ledge Of a deep ravine where can be seen the worth of passions play The queen of hearts still making tarts and i not making hay But i loved too much by such and such is happiness thrown away verse 3 I gave him the gifts of the mind i gave him the secret sign That's known to all the artists who have known true gods of sound and time With word and tint i never did stint i gave him reams of poems to say With his own name there and his shiny black hair like the clouds over fields of may verse 4 On a quiet street where old ghosts meet i see him walking now Away from me so hurriedly my reason must allow That i had wooed not as i should a creature made of clay When the angel woos the clay he'll lose his wings at the dawn of the day
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