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k TO R. E. A. M.
by MRS. R. a. SWIFT.
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I other days, two hearts were twined
So close you might have deemed them one
a nameless shadow undefined,
■ S p O t upon the noon-day sun,
Darkness for light, distrust for love,
they were severed far apart ;
And now thro’the cold world they rove,
A Each pining for its kindred heart!
When Lehigh’s waters gently glide,
\nd Buslikiln sparkles wild and free-,
And Delaware with rapid tide,
Is hastening to the distant sea ;
Those hearts have oft responsive thrilled
With love for nature’s matchless face.
And with pure joy and peace were filled :
’ When the All-Seeing they could trace
In all His glorious works, and pray’r,
'Pho' voiceless, all their being stirred ;
'f'he way-side flowers—the summer air—
•f’he music of the woodland bird,
Fo- them had charms ; and oft at night
When on the wild romantic shore.
The moon flung down her silvery light.
In minstrelsy those hearts would pour
Their gushing feelings in one song;
While Echo, from her hidden caves,
In softened cadence would prolong
The swelling notes across the waves.
Years may roll on and sunderd far
Those hearts may beat! But still a spell
Like needle pointed to its star,
Shall of the loved and lost one tell.
The breath of spring, the twilight hour,
The woodland’s shade the ripling stream,
Each with a voice of mighty pow’r
Will speak of young life’s early dream :
Ah 1 Shall those heartsagain unite,
•• In the parting prayer, and the kind
good night.”
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