Poems (Smith)/No, Never More
NO, NEVER MORE!
Farewell!—we are parted now!—On thy heart and on thy brow Is a shadow dark as night, Which doth all my being blight: We may meet on earth no more. No, never more!
'Tis with grief I am amazed,—We coldly on each other gazed: While dark shadows deepen o'er, We our lives must now deplore, And may meet on earth no more. No, never more!
Many a year may yet pass by Ere we're called from earth, and die. Then lift the sorrow from the heart Ere we from this world depart: We may meet on earth no more. No, never more!
Each to go our separate way,—No more to meet till judgment-day,—When, all grief and suffering o'er, No more our lives on earth deplore: We may meet on earth no more. No, never more.
Farewell, then!—a fond adieu!—If I meet no more with you, There's a home in Heaven above Will not shut out those whom we love, Where I may rest for ever more. Yes, ever more!
'Tis with grief and heartfelt sigh That I say the sad good-bye. When we live our lives apart The tear-drops oft for thee will start: We may meet on earth no more. No, never more!