We parted with soft words and low,

And ‘Farewell till to-morrow,’ said;

From sea and sky, the sunset’s glow

A golden halo round you shed;

Then as you went, I heard you sing,

‘Haste thee, sweet morrow:’ parting thus,

How could we dream that life would bring

Not any morrow there for us?

We parted, and that last farewell

Its shadow on our life-path cast;