I BEYOND the years the answer lies, Beyond where brood the grieving skies And Night drops tears. Where Faith rod-chastened smiles to rise And doff its fears, And carping Sorrow pines and dies -- Beyond the years. II Beyond the years the prayer for rest Shall beat no more within the breast; The darkness clears, And Morn perched on the mountain's crest Her form uprears -- The day that is to come is best, Beyond the years. III Beyond the years the soul shall find That endless peace for which it pined, For light appears, And to the eyes that still were blind With blood and tears, Their sight shall come all unconfined Beyond the years. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT CASTERBRIDGE FAIR: 3. AFTER THE CLUB-DANCE by THOMAS HARDY SANDY STAR: 4. THE WAY by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 3. A SCENE IN LONDON by EDWARD CARPENTER LULLABY by FLORENCE EARLE COATES THE SATURN PRINCESS AND THE LORD OF MARS by PAULINE COURTNEY |