Twilight fades and I can see
The eyes that claim to belong to me
Your head as you lay it near
Your face as it shines, still dear
Yet, life has gone from your limbs
No longer shall you sing those hymns
That I used to plead for you to quote
And carry those tunes, every note
But, alas you have fled from this world
Your life, a banner to heaven, unfurled
But, you know not how I miss your kind words
How you'd dance among the birds
They would gather to hear your silver voice
Oh, how Nature loved that noise
She lent an ear to hear you call
But, now She has dropped her pall
A veil of sadness covers all
I only wish that you were here
That I could lend to you, my ear
That which I never gave
'Till you, my dear, were put to grave