Time & Brevity
"Through the Long Days and Years"
From New and Old
Time & Brevity
Through the long days and years
What will my loved one be,
Parted from me?
Through the long days and years.
Always as then she was
Loveliest, brightest, best,
Blessing and blest,--
Always as then she was.
Never on earth again
Shall I before her stand,
Touch lip or hand,--
Never on earth again.
But while my darling lives
Peaceful I journey on,
Not quite alone,
Not while my darling lives.
Cite this poem
MLA
Hay, John. “"Through the Long Days and Years".” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hay/60/.
Chicago
Hay, John. “"Through the Long Days and Years".” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hay/60/.
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