The Tree Of Song

By Sara Teasdale

I sang my songs for the rest,

For you I am still;

The tree of my song is bare

On its shining hill.

For you came like a lordly wind,

And the leaves were whirled

Far as forgotten things

Past the rim of the world.

The tree of my song stands bare

Against the blue —

I gave my songs to the rest,

Myself to you.