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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SORROW FOR THE DEAD, by LEONIDUS S. HUFFMAN
First Line: Other sorrows we try to conceal
Last Line: With never a lingering sorrow?
Subject(s): Grief; Mourning; Sorrow; Sadness; Bereavement
First Line: Other sorrows we try to conceal
Last Line: With never a lingering sorrow?
Subject(s): Grief; Mourning; Sorrow; Sadness; Bereavement
Other sorrows we try to conceal;
Other wounds we endeavor to heal;
But we mourn for the dead through the years
And oft we bedew their graves with tears.
What mother forgets her baby's charms,
The darling that perished in her arms,
The sweet voice that once through the home rang;
And yet, recollection brings a pang!
What child forgets mother's tender love,
A love like that of heaven above?
Oh, when upon life's sea, tempest-tossed,
How we think of the mother we lost!
Oh, the grave, the grave! Love lingers there!
Stricken with grief and burdened with care,
Often there we shed affection's tears
And there we offer sincerest prayers.
Who would turn from that silent portal
When closing upon love immortal,
Turn with never a tear tomorrow,
With never a lingering sorrow?
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