My days among the Dead are past
Robert Southey
1774 to 1843
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My days among the Dead are past;
Around ______ I behold,
Where'er these casual eyes are cast
______ mighty minds of old;
My never failing friends are they,
With whom I converse day by day.
With them ______ take delight in weal,
And seek relief in woe;
And while I understand and feel
How much ______ them I owe,
My cheeks have often been bedew'd
______ tears of thoughtful gratitude.
My thoughts are with the Dead, with them
I live in long-past years,
Their ______ love, their faults condemn,
Partake their hopes and fears,
And from their lessons seek and find
Instruction with ______ humble mind.
My hopes are with the Dead, anon
My place with them will be,
And I with ______ shall travel on
Through all Futurity;
Yet leaving ______ a name, I trust,
That will not perish in ______ dust.