 | The poems of Mrs. Emma Catherine Embury |  |
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ELEGIAC STANZAS.
Thou hast left us, and forever!
The light of those sweet eyes
Will beam upon us never,
Till we meet above the skies.
Life's sunshine was around thee,
The world looked glad and bright,
And the ties of love that bound thee
Might have stayed thy spirit's flight;
But the bonds that earth entwineth
Are all too weak to stay,
When the far-off heaven shineth,
The spirit's upward way.
The light of those sweet eyes
Will beam upon us never,
Till we meet above the skies.
Life's sunshine was around thee,
The world looked glad and bright,
And the ties of love that bound thee
Might have stayed thy spirit's flight;
But the bonds that earth entwineth
Are all too weak to stay,
When the far-off heaven shineth,
The spirit's upward way.
Thou hast left us, and forever!
Thy smile of quiet mirth,
Thy low, sweet voice shall never
Soothe our aching hearts on earth.
The joys thy presence cherished,
Like morning dreams have fled,
And many a fair hope perished
Upon thy narrow bed.
For the love that we have borne thee
Thy loss we needs must weep,
Yet, even while we mourn thee,
We envy thee thy sleep.
Thy smile of quiet mirth,
Thy low, sweet voice shall never
Soothe our aching hearts on earth.
The joys thy presence cherished,
Like morning dreams have fled,
And many a fair hope perished
Upon thy narrow bed.
For the love that we have borne thee
Thy loss we needs must weep,
Yet, even while we mourn thee,
We envy thee thy sleep.
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