Poems . Maiden, that readst this simple rhyme,Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay; Enjoy the fragrance of thy prime,For O ! it is not always May ! 260 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Enjoy the Spring- of Love and Youth,To some good angel leave the rest; For Time will teach thee soon the truth,There are no birds in last years nest!. v& THE RAINY DAY The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;It rains, and the wind is never weary;The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,But at every gust the dead leaves fall,And the day is dark and dreary. GODS-ACRE. 261 My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;It rains, and the
Poems . Maiden, that readst this simple rhyme,Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay; Enjoy the fragrance of thy prime,For O ! it is not always May ! 260 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Enjoy the Spring- of Love and Youth,To some good angel leave the rest; For Time will teach thee soon the truth,There are no birds in last years nest!. v& THE RAINY DAY The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;It rains, and the wind is never weary;The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,But at every gust the dead leaves fall,And the day is dark and dreary. GODS-ACRE. 261 My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;It rains, and the wind is never weary;My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,And the days are dark and dreary. Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;Thy fate is the common fate of all,Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary. GODS-ACRE. I LIKE that ancient Saxon phrase, which callsThe burial-ground Gods-Acre ! It is just; It consecrates each grave within its walls, And breathes a benison oer the sleeping dust. Gods-Acre ! Yes, that blessed name imparts Comfort to those, who in the grave have sown The seed, that they had garnered in their hearts,Their bread of life, alas! no more their own. Into it
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