John Godfrey Saxe

John Godfrey Saxe I was an American poet best known for his re-telling of the Indian parable "The Blind Men and the Elephant", which introduced the story to a Western audience. Wikipedia

Bereavement

NAY, weep not, dearest, though the child be dead; He lives again in Heaven's unclouded life, With other angels that have early fled From these dark scenes of sorrow, sin, and strife. Nay, weep not, dearest, though thy yearning love Would fondly keep for earth its fairest flowers, And e'en deny...

By John Godfrey Saxe
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15 March