Poems (Coolidge)/After While
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AFTER WHILE
We never shall, in years to come,
Let fall the bitter tear,
If only now our luring friends,
We tenderly revere;
Those who, for many years or few,
Have been to us most dear.
Let fall the bitter tear,
If only now our luring friends,
We tenderly revere;
Those who, for many years or few,
Have been to us most dear.
We never shall, in future years,
These passing ones regret,
If only now, to give them joy,
We can our own forget.
Till love and patience shall for them
In sacrifice have met.
These passing ones regret,
If only now, to give them joy,
We can our own forget.
Till love and patience shall for them
In sacrifice have met.
Thus, after while, the vacant chairs
Glad memories shall fill,
And no reproachful thought shall come
Our lonely hearts to chill,
Because of sweet forbearance shown,
When they were with us still.
Glad memories shall fill,
And no reproachful thought shall come
Our lonely hearts to chill,
Because of sweet forbearance shown,
When they were with us still.