Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SINGER, by EDWARD NOYES POMEROY


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THE SINGER, by                    
First Line: She stood behind the golden rail
Last Line: Again shall hear her.
Subject(s): Happiness; Hearts; Love; Joy; Delight


She stood behind the golden rail
With other singers;
To bring them back my efforts fail;
Her vision lingers.

Face after face they all have fled
Through memory's portal;
One after one they all are dead;
She is immortal.

They sang for fame, or praise, or pay,
And won and lost them,—
Baubles that tarnish and decay
Where time hath tossed them.

The music that they made is gone
Past all returning;
The music that she made goes on
Like the stars' burning;

For heaven and earth to bring more near
Was her endeavor,
And as she sang when she was here
She sings forever.

When earth grows dim and the far sky
Is growing clearer,
Part of my joy will be that I
Again shall hear her.





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