Classic Poem

(Club)

Our cup of joy was overfilled
When thou didst join our throng;
But now, alas! our hearts are chilled,
By voices loud and long;
They give us all to understand
That soon we'll take thy parting hand.

(Parting Member)

Cease to repine; my thoughts will turn
To all my friends of yore.
Dame Fortune's charms will never spurn
The thoughts I have in store.
So long as love entwines the heart,
Sweet mem'ries bloom, though we may part.

(Club)

Thy voice was music to our ears,
Thy loving smile gave light,
Thy self-possession calmed our fears
And helped us do the right;
Thine absence we will keenly feel,
As o'er our path the time will steal.

(Parting Member)

Till love is taken from the cost,
Till hatred reigns in might,
We never count a thing as lost,
Though far removed from sight;
In love my voice will ring with cheer,
The echoes of this place so dear.

(Club)

That all thine efforts bring success,
Will be our constant prayer,
Thy joys, we hope, will not be less,
In other climes than here.
Accept, we pray, this little task,
Forget us not, is all we ask.

(Parting Member)

We form a part of all we meet,
As blessing or as ban,
As light or darkness to the feet,
We fill Dame Nature's plan.
So in my actions will be seen,
Reflections of this place serene.