We parted in silence, we parted by night, On the banks of that lonely river; Where the fragrant limes their boughs unite, We met -- and we parted forever! The night-bird sung, and the stars above Told many a touching story, Of friends long passed to the kingdom of love, Where the soul wears its mantle of glory. We parted in silence, -- our cheeks were wet With the tears that were past controlling; We vowed we would never, no, never forget, And those vows at the time were consoling; But those lips that echoed the sounds of mine Are as cold as that lonely river; And that eye, the beatuiful spirit's shrine, Has shrouded its fires forever. And now on the midnight sky I look, And my heart grows full of weeping; Each star is to me a sealed book, Some tale of that loved one keeping. We parted in silence, -- we parted in tears, On the banks of that lonely river: But the odor and bloom of those bygone years Shall hang o'er its waters forever. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: EDITOR WHEDON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS WINDSOR FOREST by ALEXANDER POPE ON THE DEATH OF A CAT by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI OF MAN'S MORTALITY by SIMON WASTELL SOUL AND BODY by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE HUMAN FLIES by KATHARINE ADAMS CALAIS SANDS by MATTHEW ARNOLD |