In Memoriam A. H. H.: 44. How fares it with the happy dead?



How fares it with the happy dead?
        For here the man is more and more;
        But he forgets the days before
    God shut the doorways of his head.
    The days have vanish'd, tone and tint,
        And yet perhaps the hoarding sense
        Gives out at times (he knows not whence)
    A little flash, a mystic hint;
    And in the long harmonious years
       (If Death so taste Lethean springs),
       May some dim touch of earthly things
   Surprise thee ranging with thy peers.

   If such a dreamy touch should fall,
       O turn thee round, resolve the doubt;
       My guardian angel will speak out
   In that high place, and tell thee all.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Words 110
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 12, 4

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