BESIDE the cripple's casement Some fragile lilies bloom, Dearest of all earth's treasures To the child within the room. And she said, "O, pretty lilies, They say that I must die; Will you grow where I am going Beyond the sunset sky?" And to her childish fancy The lilies nearer drew, And whispered softly to her, "Yes, we will go with you; Tho' in the place we came from Beyond the sunset glow, There are flowers more bright and lovely Than earth may ever know." A tiny form, white-shrouded; The weary heart at rest; A face as pure and lovely As the lilies on her breast. So they passed away together, The child and the lilies pale, To bloom for aye in the garden Beyond the Sunset Veil. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A LITTLE DUTCH GARDEN by HARRIET WHITNEY DURBIN THE ENEMY'S PORTRAIT by THOMAS HARDY THE RUINED MAID by THOMAS HARDY THE LILY IN CRYSTAL by ROBERT HERRICK ASTROPHEL AND STELLA: 71 by PHILIP SIDNEY MY VERY PARTICULAR FRIEND by MARIA ABDY ODE; SUNG BY THE CHILDREN OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS by W. T. ADAMS |