BEYOND.
BY L. O. REESE.
Why should I mourn 7 The leaf unheeded falls ; The iron pillar disappears in rnst ; Time lays his hands upon the castle ' walls — They silent sink and cromble into dost!
Why should I grieve? Mysterious, alone, Unknown I came — unknown 111 pass away ! And in departing for the Great Un- ■ knowD, Leave naught behind my journey to betray. Why should I care? The ages that are past Send forth their best beyond the silent veil ; "Why should I, then, when launching " forth 5t last, Draw back in fear to face the Boatman pale ? Why should I weep? Death follows after Life, A a doth the night the day ! The awfol Law Has found it good xo end some day the strife, And o'er the scene Death's mystic curtain draw.
Why should I shrink? No portal bars the way ; No grisly Want frights Hope away from me ; When out among the Spheres on that great Day, My loosened spirit leaps — I shall be free !
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11784, 5 October 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)
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168BEYOND. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11784, 5 October 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)
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