When will parting scenes be oe'r
Separation known no more
When will friendship bloom again
Love and bliss forever reign
When mortality is oe'r
Then will parting be no more
When misfortunes dreary blast
Blights the pleasures of the past
When no gleam of joy I see
Memory then returns to thee
Days departed I review
Scenes of pleasure spent with you
Elizabeth A. Lawrence
March 10th 1851
Lovely poem. The meter and the rhyme are perfect. Every line contains exactly seven syllables. Outstanding. I said it before and I'll say it again: That poem book you came across is truly a treasure. Want to sell it?
Kim, it was good talking with you yesterday. Yes, it is a wonderful album. I think it belongs in a Pennsylvania museum. I wonder if our country has a poetry museum where original writings of our poets are kept? ? Sounds like more research. I will have to move it along before my demise, or else it will be sold at an estate sale for fifty cents.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
would an apostrophe be appropriate in misfortunes? i think so. let me see one from 'the real deal': Darwin Henry Beuning! ! ! itchin' to see Thailand? how is your issue progressing? happily i hope. bri (: