When roses cease to bloom, sir

When roses cease to bloom, [sir]1, 
And violets are done,
When bumble-bees in solemn flight
Have passed beyond the sun,

The hand that passed to gather
Upon this summer's day
Will idle lie, in Auburn2, -
Then take my flower, pray!

by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) , no title, from Poems by Emily Dickinson, published 1896

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by Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) , "When roses cease to bloom", published 1947 [soprano and alto, SSAA chorus, and piano], from From Emily's Diary, no. ?
by Nick Peros , "When roses cease to bloom, sir"

FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

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