Ode To A Lost Love

'Oh sweet breath of eternal life Dance ever `pon her silent breast Released from pain and worldly strife The one I love is laid to rest' Her flaxen hair, like golden corn, Fell soft about her lifeless face And round her shoulders to adorn As limp she lay in death`s embrace Still young, the bloom of youth today, Her life had barely yet begun But all too soon to fade away No more to dance beneath the sun No more to laugh in sweet delight Nor skip through pastures wild and free Nor hear the nightingales sing bright In pure and perfect harmony 'I`ll ne`er forget her tender smile Nor yet her face so sweet and fair Her gentle kisses to beguile I`ll cherish every thought of her' The teardrops glistened on his cheeks Like stars plucked from the darkened skies He held her hand, no more to speak, Then gently kissed her still, cold eyes