Poems (Davidson)/To a Departing Friend
TO A DEPARTING FRIEND.
Farewell, and may some angel guide, Some viewless spirit hover o'er thee;Who, let or weal or woe betide, Will still unchanging move before thee.
A hallowed light shall burn at night, When sorrow's wave rolls drearily,And o'er thy way a cloud by day Shall cast its shadow cheerily.
Thy bark of pleasure o'er life's smooth sea Shall gallantly glide along;Prayers and blessings thy breezes shall be, And hope be thy parting song.
Go then; I have given the spirits charge To watch o'er thee now and forever;To smooth life's waters, and guide thy barge Where tempest shall toss it never.