Classic Poem

When we are parted let me lie
— In some far corner of thy heart,
— Silent, and from the world apart,
Like a forgotten melody:
Forgotten of the world beside,
— Cherished by one, and one alone,
— For some loved memory of its own;
So let me in thy heart abide
When we are parted.

When we are parted, keep for me
— The sacred stillness of the night;
— That hour, sweet Love, is mine by right;
Let others claim the day of thee!
The cold world sleeping at our feet,
— My spirit shall discourse with thine; —
— When stars upon thy pillow shine,
At thy heart's door I stand and beat,
Though we are parted.