On Her Marriage <br /> <br />As those who hear a sweet bird sing, <br />And love each song it sings the best, <br />Grieve when they see it taking wing <br />And flying to another nest: <br /> <br />We, who have heard your voice so oft, <br />And loved it more than we can tell, <br />Our hearts grow sad, our voices soft, <br />Our eyes grow dim, to say farewell. <br /> <br />It is not kind to leave us thus; <br />Yet we forgive you and combine, <br />Although you now bring grief to us, <br />To wish you joy, for auld lang syne.<br /><br />Robert Fuller Murray<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/farewell-to-a-singer/
