Go away, Death! <br />You have come too soon. <br />To sunshine and song I but just awaken, <br />And the dew on my heart is undried and unshaken; <br />Come back at noon. <br /> <br />Go away, Death! <br />What a short reprieve! <br />The mists of the morning have vanished, I roam <br />Through a world bright with wonder, and feel it my home; <br />Come back at eve. <br /> <br /> <br />Go away, Death! <br />See, it still is light. <br />Over earth broods a quiet more blissful than glee, <br />And the beauty of sadness lies low on the sea; <br />Come back at night. <br /> <br />Come to me, Death! <br />I no more would stay. <br />The night-owl hath silenced the linnet and lark, <br />And the wailing of wisdom sounds sad in the dark; <br />Take me away.<br /><br />Alfred Austin<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/go-away-death/
