4510054Poems — AbsenceMarie Van Vorst
ABSENCE
O darling
  "My darling!"
And this is all you say?
And what are words of love and cheer
When one is far away?
O darling—
  "My darling!"
A word is more than none
And if you say what I would hear
You 'll fill the world with sun
O darling—
  "My darling!"