Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SO LONG, by NELL GRIFFITH WILSON


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SO LONG, by                    
First Line: He was so smiling and so debonair
Last Line: Alone with tears.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The


He was so smiling and so debonair
That last gay night,
And going with a brief, -- "So long!"
He passed from sight.

Death must have loved his eager, dancing eyes,
His spun-gold hair,
Death must be weary of drab forms,
Dull-eyed with care.

Still innocent and smiling to the last
He took her hand,
And with unwavering trust he faced
A strange, new land.

And now each casual word he said, becomes
A precious thing,
Each deed has rich import, with love
Remembering.

"So long!" He called so merrily that night . . .
So long the years
For her who loved him, and was left
Alone with tears.





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