'Oh sweet breath of eternal life <br />Dance ever `pon her silent breast <br />Released from pain and worldly strife <br />The one I love is laid to rest' <br /> <br />Her flaxen hair, like golden corn, <br />Fell soft about her lifeless face <br />And round her shoulders to adorn <br />As limp she lay in death`s embrace <br /> <br />Still young, the bloom of youth today, <br />Her life had barely yet begun <br />But all too soon to fade away <br />No more to dance beneath the sun <br /> <br />No more to laugh in sweet delight <br />Nor skip through pastures wild and free <br />Nor hear the nightingales sing bright <br />In pure and perfect harmony <br /> <br />'I`ll ne`er forget her tender smile <br />Nor yet her face so sweet and fair <br />Her gentle kisses to beguile <br />I`ll cherish every thought of her' <br /> <br />The teardrops glistened on his cheeks <br />Like stars plucked from the darkened skies <br />He held her hand, no more to speak, <br />Then gently kissed her still, cold eyes<br /><br />Valerie Dohren<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ode-to-a-lost-love/
