Dead Leaves by Georgia Douglas Johnson

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The breaking dead leaves 'neath my feet A plaintive melody repeat, Recalling shattered hopes that lie As relics of a bygone sky.   Again I thread the mazy past, Back where the mounds are scattered fast— Oh! foolish tears, why do you start, To break of dead leaves in the heart?            This poem is in the public domain. About This Poem   "Dead Leaves" was published in The Heart of a Woman and Other Poems (The Cornhill Company, 1918).   Georgia Douglas Johnson was a member of the Harlem Renaissance. Her collections of poetry include The Heart of a Woman and Other Poems (The Cornhill Company, 1918) and Share My World (Halfway House, 1962). She died in 1966. Poetry by Douglas Johnson   Bronze: A Book of Verse (Leopold Classic Library, 2015)  "The Leaves" by Deborah Digges "Discovery" by Florence Ripley Mastin "When I Read the Book" by Walt Whitman Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. If you enjoy Poem-a-Day, please consider making a donation to help make it possible. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038