TO A DEAD FRIEND.
Sad falls the eveatlde without thee; .Qane the sound of thy young voice. Can we In thy sad Icb» rejoioe? Whatever of joy In after lite-there be. How wouldat thou wish that wo should mdve In the darkest morning torn by fear ? Or cold, impassionli'Bs, without a tear In onward forgetful of thy love ? Or not forgetful! only so in form Strange and with enow unfraught. Ad like the bright blue ekv that taught The sailor not to fear the kindling storm. But still the storm within, far hidden down Within the depths of the bright iea, Disturbs its bosom fearfully— " Upon its surface not a spec or frown. Which wouldst thou have blest spirit sayto me? Forgetfulness that teems to outwa'd eye The cinder of a love, but born to die, But carr^s with it secret memory ? Or that bright outward show that ever speaks Its sorrow and its love of thee, And at a memory it by chance may see — Let tears unbidden fall adown thecheeka? I know this answer as it comes aoross, The expanse being 'twist us twain, And sol toning evt ry inward pain, Bids me be joyfulat thy temporary loss. —Ri/atapu".
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Otago Witness, Issue 1844, 25 March 1887, Page 29
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201TO A DEAD FRIEND. Otago Witness, Issue 1844, 25 March 1887, Page 29
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