When in silks you came and dazzled
Me with the beauty of your spring,
You brought a flower to bloom
Love within my being.
You lived with me, breath of my breath,
Being in my being, nor left my side;
But now the wheel of time has turned
And you are gone- no joy abides.
You pressed your lips upon lips,
Your heart upon at beating heart,
And I have no wish to fall in love again,
For they who sold love's remedy
Have shut shop, and I seek in vain.
My life now gives no ray of light,
I bring no solace to heart or eye;
Out of dust to dust again,
Of no use to anyone am I.
No tears were shed when shroudless
Were laid in common graves;
No prayers were read for the noble dead
Unmarked remains their graves;
The heart distressed, the wounded flesh,
The mind ablze, the rising sigh;
The drop of blood, the broken heart,
Tears on the lashes of the eye.
But things cannot remain,
Thus for who can tell???
Through God great mercy and the prophet
All may yet be well.
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