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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IF ALL THE SKIES WERE SUNSHINE, by HENRY VAN DYKE Poet's Biography
Last Line: In the quiet arms of grief
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Life
Last Line: In the quiet arms of grief
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Life
If all the skies were sunshine,
Our faces would be fain
To feel once more upon them
The cooling plash of rain.
If all the world were music,
Our hearts would often long
For one sweet strain of silence.
To break the endless song.
If life were always merry,
Our souls would seek relief,
And rest from weary laughter
In the quiet arms of grief.
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