Merely Friends

We dwelt awhile in heaven, my dear,
And paid for it full well,
For soon the gods from jealous fear
Sent us down to hell,
Banished us to hell, my dear ; —
But after tears and mirth
How dull to live on earth, my dear.
How tame will seem poor earth !
Ah ! me, the pain, the triumph ends.
And we shall meet as merely friends.