Poems (Edwards)/The Two Lovers
THE TWO LOVERS.
They stood on the shore of the sounding sea,
And the pale moon trembled o'er them,
And stars looked down from the deep blue sky,
And the proud waves rolled before them;
And there, 'mid ocean's endless roar,
They vowed to love forever;
Alas! alas! that the hand of time,
Should fondest spirits sever.
And the pale moon trembled o'er them,
And stars looked down from the deep blue sky,
And the proud waves rolled before them;
And there, 'mid ocean's endless roar,
They vowed to love forever;
Alas! alas! that the hand of time,
Should fondest spirits sever.
The pale moon sank o'er the waters dim,
And the lovers were there no longer;
The love in their hearts was strong indeed,
But the hand of death was stronger;
The maiden knelt by a couch of death,
Her cheek was pale with weeping,
And her warm tears fell on her lover's breast,
As he lay in his white shroud sleeping.
And the lovers were there no longer;
The love in their hearts was strong indeed,
But the hand of death was stronger;
The maiden knelt by a couch of death,
Her cheek was pale with weeping,
And her warm tears fell on her lover's breast,
As he lay in his white shroud sleeping.
They laid him down in the silent dust,
Where the flowers were gently waving,
And bright green leaves of the forest trees
In refreshing dews were waving;
'Tis thus, 'tis thus, that the dearest ones
On earth are doomed to sever,
But the world above is the home of love,
Where hearts are one forever.
Where the flowers were gently waving,
And bright green leaves of the forest trees
In refreshing dews were waving;
'Tis thus, 'tis thus, that the dearest ones
On earth are doomed to sever,
But the world above is the home of love,
Where hearts are one forever.