S e p a r a t i o n

Despair belies hope;
Suspense negating wish;
Silence stifling sigh;
No echo of the cry.

                                  Dreams a hallucination;
                                  Memory darkened yore.
                                  Green glen is barren;
                                  Listless incoherent lore.

Prayers choked dry,
Wish wearing sullen look;
Oh!  true love is not nigh,
Song-less is the brook.

                                 Repentance no virtue;
                                 Reminiscence no solace.
                                 Requite repels reaction;
                                 Requiem I can not brace.

My throbbing beating on;
Your guilty guiles go on;
Lo! the end is so nearby,
May I bid you good bye !