Excerpt from Songs of the Silent World: And Other Poems
There is no 'vacant Chair. The loving meet A group unbroken - smitten, who knows how One sitteth silent only, in his usual seat we gave him once that freedom. Why not now?
Perhaps he is too weary, and needs rest He needed it too Often, nor could we Bestow. God gave it, knowing how to do so best. Which of us would disturb him Let him be.
There is no vacant chair. If he Will take The mood to listen mutely, be it done. By his least mood we crossed, for which the heart must ache, Plead not nor question Let him have this one.
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There is no 'vacant Chair. The loving meet A group unbroken - smitten, who knows how One sitteth silent only, in his usual seat we gave him once that freedom. Why not now?
Perhaps he is too weary, and needs rest He needed it too Often, nor could we Bestow. God gave it, knowing how to do so best. Which of us would disturb him Let him be.
There is no vacant chair. If he Will take The mood to listen mutely, be it done. By his least mood we crossed, for which the heart must ache, Plead not nor question Let him have this one.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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