Go not far in the land of light! A little while by the golden gate, Lest that I lose you out of sight, Wait, my darling, wait. Forever now from your happy eyes Life's scenic picture has passed away; You have entered into realities, And I am yet at the play! Yet at the play of time -- through all, Thinking of you, and your high estate; A little while, and the curtain will fall -- Wait, my darling, wait! Mine is a dreary part to do -- A mask of mirth on a mourning brow; The chance approval, the flower or two, Are nothing -- nothing now! The last sad act is drawing on; A little while by the golden gate Of the holy heaven to which you are gone, Wait, my darling, wait. |