4623718Poems — Vainly, beloved, have I tried to meetEmma Toke
AINLY, beloved, have I tried to meetThis happy time as in the days of yore,And once again in joyful numbers pourA heart-warm lay, thy natal morn to greet.Alas! the shadow of the past still fallsToo darkly round me with its clouds and fears;And every day like this but more recallsA grief too recent still for aught but tears.O that whate'er our span of future yearsOn earth shall be, that darkest hour may proveThe cloud from whence a guiding light appears,To lead us on with hearts and hopes above,Until we meet those loved ones gone before,Where grief shall pass away, and tears shall be no more.
AINLY, beloved, have I tried to meet This happy time as in the days of yore, And once again in joyful numbers pourA heart-warm lay, thy natal morn to greet.Alas! the shadow of the past still falls Too darkly round me with its clouds and fears;And every day like this but more recalls A grief too recent still for aught but tears. O that whate'er our span of future yearsOn earth shall be, that darkest hour may prove The cloud from whence a guiding light appears,To lead us on with hearts and hopes above, Until we meet those loved ones gone before,Where grief shall pass away, and tears shall be no more.
AINLY, beloved, have I tried to meet This happy time as in the days of yore, And once again in joyful numbers pourA heart-warm lay, thy natal morn to greet.Alas! the shadow of the past still falls Too darkly round me with its clouds and fears;And every day like this but more recalls A grief too recent still for aught but tears. O that whate'er our span of future yearsOn earth shall be, that darkest hour may prove The cloud from whence a guiding light appears,To lead us on with hearts and hopes above, Until we meet those loved ones gone before,Where grief shall pass away, and tears shall be no more.