SOMEBODY'S heart is gay, And somebody's heart is sad; For lights shine out across the way, And a door with crape is clad. Sadness and gladness alike Are dwelling side by side. Perhaps the death of an early one, And the crowning of a bride. Bright eyes are filled with mirth, Pale faces bend in prayer, And hearts beside the household hearth Are crushed by stout despair; Ah, sorrow and hope and joy Are parted by thinnest walls; But on the hearts of the thoughtless ones No shadow of sorrow falls! No thoughts of the funeral train Come to the festive throng; No hopes that the past will come again To the anguished hearts belong; The future's a sunny sea to the lovers of joy and mirth; But the past alone to those who weep For the sundered ties of earth. Somebody's heart is gay, And somebody's heart is sad; For the lights are bright across the way, And a door with crape is clad. Sadness and gladness alike Confront us on every side; A wealth of smiles and a flood of tears, With hope and sorrow allied! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROBIN REDBREAST by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE SHAD SPIRIT by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD IN PRAISE OF GREEK by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON WIND OF THE SOUTH by JENNIE MCBRIDE BUTLER L'ENVOY by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE STANZAS PRINTED ON BILLS OF MORTALITY: 1793 by WILLIAM COWPER |