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WHEN WE PART.
I.
When we part, shall the smile that now kindles thy cheekGive way to the tear of a longing regret?
Will thine eye tell the tale that thy tongue may not speak,
Like the blue sky in April, the rain falling yet?
Will the heart that now tenderly throbs at my touch,
With a thrill so delicious that rapture affrights,
Forget the rich joys that have bless'd us so much,
All forgotten in newer delights?
II.
We part, and the long threatened shadows appear,To ruffle the sweet of our sky so serene;
But our sun shall shine out in its lustre more clear,
And our landscape of love glow again in its green.
The true heart's own smile will in time clear the skies,
And Love is a power of most wonderful art,
To conquer the barriers, however they rise,
Between his desire and his heart.
III.
And my faith, ever fond, makes me brave in this hour:Well I know thou wilt weep for and wait my return,
Nor forget, in thy beauty's sure progress to power,
The lessons thy heart found so grateful to learn.
I have faith in thy faith, though the ocean may part;
Thou wilt nothing forget of the love thou wast taught;
For were not our lessons all gotten by heart,
Love teaching both Memory and Thought?
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