REMEMBRANCE

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4824, 29 November 1902, Page 2 (Supplement)

REMEMBRANCE

(By Request.) In niehi’ry’s garden is a quiet nook Whence w-o retire, and with our cherished book, "Tho Past,” opened up before us. 'see Reflected on its pages all tho Familiar scenes, as in days of yore. When thoso loved ones, who aro gone before, Were with ns; they have in each a place. Their forms, so shadowy, seem out of space To come, and thence depart; vet so real Their near presence we can almost feel. Wo gaze into thoir eyes, and note the calm, Gentle expression; it ia as balm To the wounded, stricken heart, which yearns After the unattainable and burns Itself out iu useless longings: the air Is vibrant with their voices: as ’twere Echoes from a distant shore; perchance Somo other voice, in tone, bears semblance To one'who, long ago, sang those sweet, Melodious notes; it comes to greet IJs from the Silent Land. There yet lingers Upon our own the tonch of fingers Once so strong and loving ;their way so kind And sympathetic, all are brought to mind. The flowers they tended blossom day by das', Their fragrance waftetb our thoughts away To that perfect life of peace and love Which they now enjoy in the realms above. We would not wish them back; it is God’s will. _ , Tho void in our lives we can never fill. —E.L., Clapham.