by Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (1852 - 1933)
In her Garden of Yaddo
Language: English
[In her Garden of Yaddo]1
Hours fly,
Flowers die
[New days,
New ways,
Pass by.]2
Love stays.
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Time is
Too Slow for those who Wait,
[Too]3 Swift for those who Fear,
[Too]3 Long for those who Grieve,
Too Short for those who Rejoice;
But for those who Love,
Time is not.
About the headline (FAQ)
View text without footnotes1 Farnell: "Love stays."
2 Farnell: "New days (will) pass by./ New ways soon will fade,/ but love stays."
3 Farnell: "Time is too"
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (1852 - 1933), "For Katrina’s Sun-Dial" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Laura Farnell (b. 1975), "Love Stays", copyright © 2026 [ satb chorus and piano ], Santa Barbara Music Publishing
Publisher: Santa Barbara Music Publishing [external link]
Score: Santa Barbara Music Publishing [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-08-29
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Word count: 56