Never and Forever

I stood by the rushing river,

    And watched its eddies whirl,

Where, in its rocky channel,

    The rolling ripples curl.

And my heart was sad and weary,

    For I mourned a life that was o'er,

And I said, in my soul's deep sorrow,

    "Ah! never, nevermore!"

Again I stood by the river,

    When years had passed away,

And watched its whirling eddies,

    And watched its ripples play.

And my heart was glad within me,-

    For I knew, on the other shore,

Once more I should be with my loved one,

    Forever and evermore.

George Charles Selden

Index to poems in the collection by George Charles Selden