Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THEY SOFTLY WALK, by HUGH ROBERT ORR


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THEY SOFTLY WALK, by                    
First Line: They are not gone who pass
Last Line: And stars and god.
Subject(s): Death; Immortality; Religion; Dead, The; Theology


They are not gone who pass
Beyond the clasp of hand,
Out from the strong embrace.
They are but come so close
We need not grope with hands,
Nor look to see, nor try
To catch the sound of feet.
They have put off their shoes
Softly to walk by day
Within our thoughts, to tread
At night our dream-led paths
Of sleep.

They are not lost who find
The sunset gate, the goal
Of all their faithful years.
Not lost are they who reach
The summit of their climb,
The peak above the clouds
And storms. They are not lost
Who find the light of sun
And stars and God.





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