When We Two Parted

by Lord Byron (1816) — a poem card from Justes Mots

The long, private grief of a parting no one else knows to mourn — kept in silence, met in tears.

When we two parted
In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold[mr]
Sorrow to this.…

Themes: long-distance · grief