Death & Dying
The Departed
From Lyrics (1897)
Death & Dying
They cannot wholly pass away,
How far soe'er above;
Nor we, the lingerers, wholly stay
Apart from those we love:
For spirits in eternity,
As shadows in the sun,
Reach backward into Time, as we,
Like lifted clouds, reach on.
Cite this poem
MLA
Tabb, John Banister. “The Departed.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/90/.
Chicago
Tabb, John Banister. “The Departed.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tabb/90/.
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