Perhaps .. To R.A.L.Perhaps some day the sun will shine again, And I shall see that still the skies are blue, And feel one more I do not live in vain, Although bereft of you. Perhaps the golden meadows at my feet, Will make the sunny hours of spring seem gay, And I shall find the white May-blossoms sweet, Though You have passed away. Perhaps the summer woods will shimmer bright, And crimson roses once again be fair, And autumn harvest fields a rich delight, Although You are not there. But though kind Time may many joys renew, There is one greatest joy I shall not know Again, because my heart for loss of YouWas broken, long ago. Vera Brittain
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This poem, "Perhaps" by William Wordsworth, was very popular during the Victorian era. It captures the idea that despite all of the joys of life that we may experience, there is one happiness that we will never experience again.

Source: Testament Of Youth

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