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INTROSPECTION.
But coldly he said, as he left me, A daughter of his should obey.That evening at twilight we parted; My life caught the tinge of its gray,The sunshine went from me forever, The shadow lies on me to-day.
Years passed and I wedded to please them, As many a daughter will do—With one who had loved me in childhood, A man who was noble and true.For years we have lived on together, And children hang round on my chair:A boy with dark eyes like his mother, A girl with her father's bright hair.
But oft when the sunlight has faded, And shadows creep over the sky,I dream of the love that was buried But never, no never, could die.It lies like a shrouded immortelle, Craped over with snowy regret;And though it shall never awaken, I know I can never forget.
