On a Tombstone

Engraven on this burial-stone
Two hands together clasped you view,
A sign of earthly union
That ended soon, tho' deep and true.
They hint to us that parting hour
When hand clasps hand in bitter pain,
How souls are knit with bonds of power,
And how they greet in heaven again!
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Ludwig Uhland
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