Oh, why are you shining so bright, big Sun, <br />And why is the garden so gay? <br />Do you know that my days of delight are done, <br />Do you know I am going away? <br />If you covered your face with a cloud, I 'd dream <br />You were sorry for me in my pain, <br />And the heads of the flowers all bowed would seem <br />To be weeping with me in the rain. <br /> <br />But why is your head so low, sweet heart, <br />And why are your eyes overcast? <br />Are they clouded because you know we must part, <br />Do you think this embrace is our last? <br />Then kiss me again, and again, and again, <br />Look up as you bid me good-bye! <br />For your face is too dear for the stain of a tear, <br />And your smile is the sun in my sky.<br /><br />Henry Van Dyke<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/departure-2/
