Classic Poem

I.

They walked beside the Summer sea,
And watched the slowly dying sun;
And " O, " she said, " come back to me!
My love, my own, my only one! "
But while he kissed her fears away
The gentle waters kissed the shore,
And, sadly whispering, seemed to say
" He'll come no more! he'll come no more! "

II.

Alone beside the Autumn sea
She watched the sombre death of day;
And " O, " she said, " remember me!
And love me, darling, far away! "
A cold wind swept the watery gloom,
And, darkly whispering on the shore,
Sighed out the secret of his doom, —
" He'll come no more! he'll come no more! "

III.

In peace beside the Winter sea
A white grave glimmers in the moon;
And waves are fresh, and clouds are free,
And shrill winds pipe a careless tune.
One sleeps beneath the dark blue wave,
And one upon the lonely shore;
But joined in love, beyond the grave,
They part no more! they part no more!