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Thora's Song

Born 8/6/1826


We severed in Autumn early,
         Ere the earth was torn by the plough;
The wheat and the oats and the barley
         Are ripe for the harvest now.
We sunder'd one misty morning
         Ere the hills were dimm'd by the rain;
Through the flowers those hills adorning --
         Thou comest not back again.

My heart is heavy and weary
         With the weight of a weary soul;
The mid-day glare grows dreary,
         And dreary the midnight scroll.
The corn-stalks sigh for the sickle,
         'Neath the load of their golden grain;
I sigh for a mate more fickle --
         Thou comest not back again.

The warm sun riseth and setteth,
         The night bringeth moistening dew,
But the soul that longeth forgetteth
         The warmth and the moisture too.
In the hot sun rising and setting
         There is naught save feverish pain;
There are tears in the night-dews wetting --
         Thou comest not back again.

Thy voice in my ear still mingles
         With the voices of whisp'ring trees,
Thy kiss on my cheek still tingles
         At each kiss of the summer breeze.
While dreams of the past are thronging
         For substance of shades in vain,
I am waiting, watching and longing --
         Thou comest not back again.

Waiting and watching ever,
         Longing and lingering yet;
Leaves rustle and corn-stalks quiver,
         Winds murmur and waters fret.
No answer they bring, no greeting,
         No speech, save that sad refrain,
Nor voice, save an echo repeating --
         He cometh not back again.


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