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Rose lipt maidens, light foot lads. What does it mean?

posted 8 years ago by sinan50563
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I know it's from a poem and I know meaning of every single word but I can't get the meaning, Can someone explain?

[–] saskia520 8 years ago

Loss. Regret. He's remembering people he knew in his youth who are no more.