“The gods are growing old;
The stars are singing Golden hair to gray
Green leaf to yellow leaf,—or chlorophyl
To xanthophyl, to be more scientific.”

— Edwin Arlington Robinson

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American poet 1869–1935

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“The gods are growing old;The stars are singing Golden hair to grayGreen leaf to yellow leaf,—or chlorophylTo xanthophyl, to be more scientific.”

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“The gods are growing old;
The stars are singing Golden hair to gray
Green leaf to yellow leaf,—or chlorophyl
To xanthophyl, to be more scientific.”