To a Dead Friend + 

The moon still sends its mellow light + 

Through the purple blackness of the night; + 

The morning star is palely bright + 

Before the dawn. + 

The sun still shines just as before; + 

The rose still grows beside my door, + 

But you have gone. + 

The sky is blue and the robin sings; + 

The butterflies dance on rainbow wings + 

Though I am sad. + 

In all the earth no joy can be; + 

Happiness comes no more to me, + 

For you are dead. + 