Classic Poem

Never , I said,
Shall anything sever
Hearts that are wed
For ever and ever.
And the swinging inn-sign
Took up the refrain,
Creaking and squeaking
Again and again:
For ever and ever —
Ay, so they said,
All the young lovers
Who've lain on that bed.
They swore the same vow,
The true or false-hearted,
Yet all of them now
Has life or death parted,
All of them parted
For ever and ever —
And ever new lovers
Brag boldly of " Never! "