Now all are gone. The sea can do no more Than it has done to me in these past years. Life is again as tranquil as before They came to me, who filled my heart with fears. No longer need I watch the shore at night When the great storms rage, wild, across the bay; Or place before the leaded pane a light; Or kneel with aching heart and vainly pray. All grief that I shall ever know is past, For yesterday at dawn they brought to me, Wrapped in a sail and fastened to a mast, The last of all those taken by the sea. Now will my weary heart be free from pain For all are gone. I shall have peace again. |