When I Could No Longer Poem by Nathan Beery

The world cried-
When my heart was dry of tears-

The sky roared-
When my soul lay silent-

For what more could I do-
I watched them lie-

Gently into the pall-
The unshattered grip of...

As the sepulchur layed into the Earth-
It embraced...
When I could no longer-

And so the bell told, and tolled-
In my mute silence-

The world carried the crushing despair-
And all the sorrows no man could bear-

Yes, it was Atlas there-
And never I... For broken, I could cry no longer...