Death & Dying

We know not yet what life shall be

by Samuel Waddington 1844–1923

Death & Dying

We know not yet what life shall be,
What shore beyond earth's shore be set;
What grief awaits us, or what glee,
We know not yet.

Still, somewhere in sweet converse met,
Old friends, we say, beyond death's sea
Shall meet and greet us, nor forget
Those days of yore, those years when we

Were loved and true — but will death let
Our eyes the longed-for vision see?
We know not yet.

MLA

Waddington, Samuel. “We know not yet what life shall be.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/waddington/0/.

Chicago

Waddington, Samuel. “We know not yet what life shall be.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/waddington/0/.

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