She waits for me; my lady Earth,
Smiles and waits and sighs;
I'll say her nay, and hide away,
Then take her by surprise.
— Mary Mapes Dodge
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But I believe that God is overhead;
And as life is to the living, so death is to the dead.
Along the Way (1879)
Whenever a snow-flake leaves the sky,
It turns and turns to say "Good-bye!
Good-by, dear cloud, so cool and gray!"
Then lightly travels on its way.
Along the Way (1879)
Life is a mystery as deep as ever death can be;
Yet oh, how dear it is to us, this life we live and see!
Along the Way (1879)
But when a snow-flake, brave and meek,
Lights on a rosy maiden's cheek,
It starts—"How warm and soft the day!"
"'Tis summer!" and it melts away.
Along the Way (1879)
For ever and ever, my darling, yes—
Goodness and love are undying;
Only the troubles and cares of earth
Are winged from the first for flying.
Our way we plough
In the furrow "now;"
But after the tilling and growing the sheaf;
Soil for the root, but the sun for the leaf—
And God keepeth watch forever.
Along the Way (1879)
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