Wiregrass Seniors Magazine February 2019 FEBRUARY ISSUE | Page 23

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A P ac kage of Old Love Letters
In a little rosewood casket,
Resting on a marble stand,
Is a package of old letters,
Written by a cherished hand,
W ill you go and get them, Sister
Sister, ,
And read them all to me?
I have tried to do so often,
But for tears I could not see. T ell him I w
atc
hed for his coming
watc
atched
When the noonday sun was high,
And when at evening the angels
Placed a starlight in the sky
sky. .
And when I saw he did not come,
T ell him that I did not c
hide,
chide,
But spoke in love about him,
And I blessed him as I died.
Come up near me, Dear Sister
Sister, ,
Let me lean upon your breast,
For the tide of life is ebbing,
And I soon shall be at rest.
Bring the letters he has written,
He whose words I've often heard.
Read them over
over, , dear
dear, , distinctly
distinctly, ,
For I have cherished every word. And when in death's white garments
Y ou have wr
apped my form around,
wrapped
And have laid me down to slumber
In the quiet churchyard ground,
Place his letters and his picture
Close beside my pulseless heart.
W e in life have been together
together, ,
And in death we will not part.
T ell him, Sister
Sister, , when you see him,
That I never ceased to love,
That I, dying, prayed to meet him,
In a better world above.
T ell me that I w
as supported,
was
Not a word of censure spoke,
But his silence and his absence,
This poor heart hath well-nigh broke. I am ready now
now, , dear sister
sister, ,
Y ou may read the letter o'er
o'er, ,
And I'll listen to the words,
Of him who I shall see no more,
And when you have finished,
Should I calmly fall asleep,
Fall asleep in death and wake not
Dearest sister
sister, , do not weep.
Ethel and Earl How on earth are you ever
going to explain in terms
of chemistry and physics so
important a biological
phenomenon as first love?
Jim asked Earl whether he had bought Ethel
anything for Valentine's Day.
'Yes,' came the answer from Earl 'I've
bought her a belt and a bag.'
'That was very kind of you,' Jim added,
'I hope she appreciated the thought.'
Earl smiled as he replied, 'So
do I, and hopefully the vacuum
cleaner will work better now.'
Albert Einstein