Poems (Smith)/No, Never More

by Martha A. Smith

NO, NEVER MORE!

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Farewell!—we are parted now!—
On thy heart and on thy brow
Is a shadow dark as night,
Which doth all my being blight:
We may meet on earth no more.
        No, never more!

'Tis with grief I am amazed,—
We coldly on each other gazed:
While dark shadows deepen o'er,
We our lives must now deplore,
And may meet on earth no more.
        No, never more!

Many a year may yet pass by
Ere we're called from earth, and die.
Then lift the sorrow from the heart
Ere we from this world depart:
We may meet on earth no more.
        No, never more!

Each to go our separate way,—
No more to meet till judgment-day,—
When, all grief and suffering o'er,
No more our lives on earth deplore:
We may meet on earth no more.
        No, never more.

Farewell, then!—a fond adieu!—
If I meet no more with you,
There's a home in Heaven above
Will not shut out those whom we love,
Where I may rest for ever more.
        Yes, ever more!

'Tis with grief and heartfelt sigh
That I say the sad good-bye.
When we live our lives apart
The tear-drops oft for thee will start:
We may meet on earth no more.
        No, never more!