Old Wine
If I could lift
My heart but high enough
My heart could fill with love:
But ah, my heart
Too still and heavy stays
Too brimming with old days.
Credit
This poem is in the public domain.
About this Poem
“Old Wine” was published in Widdemer’s collection The Old Road to Paradise (Henry Holt and Company, 1918).
Author
Margaret Widdemer
Margaret Widdemer, born on September 30, 1884, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, was a poet, novelist, and children’s writer.
Date Published
08/01/1918