I would not trace the hackneyed phrase Of shallow words and empty praise, And prate of "peace" till one might think My foolish pen was drunk with ink. Nor will I here the wish express Of "lasting love and happiness," And "cloudless skies" -- for after all "Into each life some rain must fall." -- No. Keep the empty page below, In my remembrance, white as snow -- Nor sigh to know the secret prayer My spirit hand has written there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BABY'S SHOES by WILLIAM COX BENNETT JAZZONIA by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES BUONAPARTE by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH HALVING IT WITH WITHER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS AT ELLIS ISLAND by MARGARET LIVINGSTON CHANLER ALDRICH THIS I REMEMBER by ELISABETH CHANNING ALLEN |