Through the long days and years <br />What will my loved one be, <br />Parted from me?- <br />Through the long days and years. <br /> <br />Always as then she was <br />Loveliest, brightest, best, <br />Blessing and blest,- <br />Always as then she was. <br /> <br />Never on earth again <br />Shall I before her stand, <br />Touch lip or hand,- <br />Never on earth again. <br /> <br />But while my darling lives <br />Peaceful I journey on, <br />Not quite alone, <br />Not while my darling lives.<br /><br />John Hay<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/through-the-long-days/