We loved her so! Each time she came and went She shed a gentle radiance all about, So glad and sweet: -- Her every smile -- her speech, That never uttered harshness, Showed no doubt That in her lovely manner and her grace, Her Lord looked through The shining of her face! We loved her so! So willing and so dear, She ever worked, nor shirked a duty clear -- But gave herself, her time, her prayers, her aid, Her loyalty, her love so unafraid! We loved her so! How can we live each day Without her lovely presence and her smile, Her dear companionship -- her sense of right, Her brave, blithe spirit with us all the while! We loved her so! Dear God in Heaven above, O lead her softly, gently by the hand, And let her rest within the Better Land Where heavenly flowers bloom -- And Thou Art Love! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OLD OSAWATOMIE by CARL SANDBURG COUNTRY SCHOOLROOM, ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS by LOUIS UNTERMEYER SUNDAY NIGHT by LOUIS UNTERMEYER TO A BLUEBELL by EMILY JANE BRONTE A HYMN TO GOD THE FATHER by JOHN DONNE DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI: 1. EMBARKATION by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER A DIRGE FOR MCPHERSON; KILLED IN FRONT OF ATLANTA by HERMAN MELVILLE |