NAY, shrink not from the word "farewell!" As if 't were friendship's final knell; Such fears may prove but vain: So changeful is life's fleeting day, Whene'er we sever -- hope may say, "We part -- to meet again!" E'en the last parting heart can know, Brings not unutterable wo, To souls that heavenward soar; For humble faith, with steadfast eye, Points to a brighter world on high, Where hearts that here at parting sigh, May meet -- to part no more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE KINGDOM OF GOD by FRANCIS THOMPSON GRACE AND STRENGTH by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AUTUMN by GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE WERE IT ONLY NOW by A. W. BELL THE INTREPID MARINER by WILLIAM ROSE BENET STANZA by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON |