Occasioned by a Recent Death...

"Please point me to Love's graveyard"
The tearful voice did plea;
"The dreams I gave my heart to
Have turned and broken me."

"The Love that gave life meaning
Has fled and left a shell;
The Heaven of her Presence,
Vanished, leaving but a hell."

"But if I find that graveyard
Where lies extinguished love,
I'll stand there, tho' in darkness,
And pray some Pow'r above

"Will swift-descend unto me
To lift my falt'ring head
And clothe me with a power
That shall awake the dead!"

"Then Love and I will saunter
along life's path again,
Bright sunshine will yet warm us
As it did once, before then."