Poems (Smith)/The Bride's Farewell
THE BRIDE'S FAREWELL.
Farewell, mother, though I leave you, Oft for you my heart will sigh; And I know you love me dearly, Yet sadly I must say good-bye.
Farewell, father; thou didst bless me, Ere my lips thy name could tell; Well I know I have thy blessing, Though I with another dwell.
Farewell, sisters; thou'lt remember Shady nooks we lov'd so well; Where we roam'd the fields all over, There in fondest love we dwell.
Farewell, kind and gentle brother; In this hour of gentle bliss,My heart o'erflows with love's emotion, While I give the parting kiss.
Farewell, friends; now we are parting, Your kind wishes cheer my way; O'er my heart a deep, sweet sadness, Steals the memory of this day.
Saddening thoughts now swell my bosom, While for all I breathe a sigh; Father, mother, sisters, brother, Each and all a fond good-bye.