Richard Wilton (1827-1903). Rondeaux. II. "When I am gone." Alfred H. Miles, ed. 1907. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century

Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.

Rondeaux.
II. “When I am gone”

By Richard Wilton (1827–1903)


WHEN I am gone from mortal view
The skies will wear their wonted blue;
The clouds distil the summer rain
On leafy wood and grassy plain;
And flowers will smile through morning dew.	5

The birds I loved will still be true
To their old haunts, and flutter through
The boughs, nor alter one sweet strain
When I am gone.

The silent moon will wax and wane	10
Heedless that I ne’er come again;
Cold stars roll round in order due;
But hearts—warm hearts—perchance a few
With loving tears some cheeks will stain
When I am gone.	15