Farewell! that word has broken hearts
And blinded eyes with tears;
Farewell! one stays, and one departs;
Between them roll the years.
No wonder why who say it think —
Farewell! he may fare ill
No wonder that their spirits sink
And all their hopes grow chill.
Good-bye! that word makes faces pale
And fills the soul with fears;
Good-bye! two words that wing a wail
Which flutters down the years.
No wonder they who say it feel
Such pangs for those who go;
Good-bye they wish the parted weal,
But ah! they may meet woe.
Adieu! such is the word for us,
‘Tis more than word — ’tis prayer;
They do not part, who do part thus,
For God is everywhere.
(Abram Joseph Ryan)
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