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We two in the fever, and fervour, and glow / Of life's high tide have rejoiced together. / We have looked out over the glittering snow, / And known we were dwelling in summer weather. / For the seasons are made by the heart, I hold, / And not by the outdoor heat or cold.
We two in the shadows of pain and fear / Have journeyed together in dim, dark places, / Where black-robed sorrow walked to and fro, / And fear and trouble with phantom faces / Peered out upon us, and froze our blood, / Though June's fair roses were all in bud.
We two have measured all depths, all heights; / We have bathed in tears, we have sunned in laughter; / We have known all sorrow, and all delights, / They never could keep us apart hereafter. / Wherever your spirit was sent I know, / I would find my way in the dark, and go.
If they took my soul into Paradise, / And told me I must be content without you, / I would weary them so with my homesick cries, / And the ceaseless questions I asked about you, / They would open the gates and set me free, / Or else they would find you and bring you to me.