Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AU REVOIR, MISS JO, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER


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AU REVOIR, MISS JO, by                    
First Line: Must you go, miss jo?
Last Line: Don't go, miss jo.
Subject(s): Farewell; Memory; Parting


Must you go, Miss Jo?
Must you go and sail the sea
To a place that's far from me,
Leaving only thoughts of thee,
Must you really go?

Ere you go, Miss Jo,
Tell me, have you one regret
Leaving those you here have met,
Would you cancel friendship's debt
Ere you go, Miss Jo?

As you go, Miss Jo,
Will the thoughts of days now past
Cheer you on the ocean vast,
Tell me, will our friendship last,
As you go, Miss Jo?

Where you go, Miss Jo,
Are there friends who'll be as dear
To you as the friends left here?
Do you think they'll be sincere
Where you go, Miss Jo?

When you go, Miss Jo,
When you take your last farewell.
Say some word which will dispel
Sorrow without parallel
Which I know, Miss Jo.

Why you go, Miss Jo,
You alone can answer best,
I have no right to protest,
But you'll pardon this request,
Don't go, Miss Jo.





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