WOULD I were with thee! every day and hour <br />Which now I spend so sadly, far from thee-- <br />Would that my form possessed the magic power <br />To follow where my heavy heart would be! <br />Whate'er thy lot--by land or sea-- <br />Would I were with thee--eternally! <br /> <br />Would I were with thee! when, the world forgetting, <br />Thy weary limbs upon the turf are thrown, <br />While bright and red the evening sun is setting, <br />And all thy thoughts belong to heaven alone: <br />While happy dreams thy heart employ-- <br />Would I were with thee--in thy joy! <br /> <br />Would I were with thee! when, no longer feigning <br />The hurried laugh that stifles back a sigh; <br />Thy young lip pours unheard its sweet complaining, <br />And tears have quenched the light within thine eye: <br />When all seems dark and sad below, <br />Would I were with thee--in thy woe! <br /> <br />Would I were with thee! when the day is breaking, <br />And when the moon hath lit the lonely sea-- <br />Or when in crowds some careless note awaking: <br />Speaks to thy heart in memory of me. <br />In joy or pain, by sea or shore-- <br />Would I were with thee--evermore!<br /><br />Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/would-i-were-with-thee/
