Will you not hear my footstep in the street,

And, as of old, be ready at the door,

To give me rest again?... I shall come home.

H. D. Lowry.


Surprised by joy—impatient as the Wind

I turned to share the transport—Oh! with whom

But Thee, deep buried in the silent tomb,

That spot which no vicissitude can find?

Love, faithful love, recalled thee to my mind—