O do not leave me, mother, lest I weep; <br />Till I forget, be near me in that chair. <br />The mother's presence leads her down to sleep- <br />Leaves her contented there. <br /> <br />O do not leave me, lover, brother, friends, <br />Till I am dead, and resting in my place. <br />Love-compassed thus, the girl in peace ascends, <br />And leaves a raptured face. <br /> <br />Leave me not, God, until-nay, until when? <br />Not till I have with thee one heart, one mind; <br />Not till the Life is Light in me, and then <br />Leaving is left behind.<br /><br />George MacDonald<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/o-do-not-leave-me/
