God Speed

Comrade, whose eyes have seen beyond That Last Horizon lone and far; Remoter than the utmost star That watches on the rim of space; I that shall see no more your face, Save in some vision brief and fond, I that alone must go and come, I that alone must stay or roam, Bid you God speed and hearty cheer, Bid you a joy untouched of fear On every road a soul may take. To fuller life, to dreamless sleep, To all a heart may give or keep, God speed you, guide your going--yet The roads of earth not quite forget.