| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1683. To Diane |
| | | By Helen Hay |
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| THE RUDDY poppies bend and bow, | |
| Diane! do you remember? | |
| The sun you knew shines proudly now, | |
| The lake still lists the breeze’s vow, | |
| Your towers are fairer for their stains, | 5 |
| Each stone you smiled upon remains. | |
| Sing low—where is Diane? | |
| Diane! do you remember? | |
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| I come to find you through the years, | |
| Diane! do you remember? | 10 |
| For none may rule my love’s soft fears. | |
| The ladies now are not your peers, | |
| I seek you through your tarnished halls, | |
| Pale sorrow on my spirit falls, | |
| High, low—where is Diane? | 15 |
| Diane! do you remember? | |
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| I crush the poppies where I tread, | |
| Diane! do you remember? | |
| Your flower of life, so bright, so red— | |
| She does not hear—Diane is dead. | 20 |
| I pace the sunny bowers alone | |
| Where naught of her remains but stone. | |
| Sing low—where is Diane? | |
| Diane does not remember. | |
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