Poems (Smith)/Passing Away (Cold winter now is passing)

by Martha A. Smith

For works with similar titles, see Passing Away.

PASSING AWAY.

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Cold winter now is passing
 Away with all its gloom;
Spring days will soon be coming,
 With flowers in all their bloom.

Oh, could my sad heart brighten
 With the birds and lovely flowers
That come to us to lighten
 And cheer our lonely hours.

While dreaming on in sadness,
 With heart so grieved and lone,
I will never more know gladness
 Till I reach my heavenly home.

But flowers in all their brightness,
 And birds in all their glee,
Can never more bring lightness
 Of heart and joy to me.

Some hearts will grieve with sorrow
 When I am called away,
But the dawning of the morrow
 Will bring everlasting day.

This world is sad and dreary
 Till our struggling lives are past;
But all who are sad and weary
 May find joy and rest at last.