Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WHEN MORNING BREAKS, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS


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WHEN MORNING BREAKS, by                    
First Line: Nor flowers, nor honeyed words can bring him back
Last Line: Thou too shalt smile.
Subject(s): Death; Smiles; Dead, The


Nor flowers, nor honeyed words can bring him back
Since he is dead,
Whate'er his merits may have been, or faults
Untold or said,
For his soul hath passed on to meet His God.
Dost thou not know
Thou too shalt follow in a few more days
For all must go!

And as the long procession stumbles on,
'Tis well to think
For even now thy faltering footsteps may
Approach the brink;
Then live each day as if it were the last
Whilst here awhile,
That when the morning breaks for thee beyond
Thou too shalt smile.





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