When We Are Parted / Hamilton Aide

When We Are Parted
Wheb we are parted let me lie In some far corner of thy heart, Silent, and from the world apart, Like a forgotten melody: Forgotten of the world beside, Cherish’d by one, and one alone, For some lov’d memory of its own; So let me in thy heart abide When we are parted. When we are parted, keep for me The sacred stillness of the night; That hour, sweet Love, is mine by right; Let others claim the day of thee! The cold world sleeping at our feet, My spirit shall discourse with thine;— When stars upon thy pillow shine, At thy heart’s door I stand and beat, Though we are parted.