Verse: A Farewell

Farewell, oh dream of mine! I dare not stay; The hour is come, and time Will not delay: Pleasant and dear to me Wilt thou remain; No future hour Brings thee again.

She stands, the Future dim, And draws me on, And shows me dearer joys-- But thou art gone! Treasures and Hopes more fair, Bears she for me, And yet I linger, Oh dream, with thee!

Other and brighter days, Perhaps she brings; Deeper and holier songs, Perchance she sings; But thou and I, fair time, We too must sever-- Oh dream of mine, Farewell for ever!