Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-03
POETRY.
For the Maurnee Express.

4'' For the Maumee Express. z I
Mr.. ,EDIroR-The following lines, sugges-
ted by the melancholy fate of the steam pack
ct HOME, though perhaps unworthy a place
in yonr valuable paper, are the effusions of a
heart that has deeply felt thai sorrow which
Poetry itself cannot express. ieoa., .,
Weep ye, for the lov'd ones, weep, ;ag
Whose early course is run,
Mourn for the loss Of the gifted band,
~ Whose work on earth is done, 7H "
Thou sainted lowly dead, e8 s.l huc
Full meetis the tear for thee, v uali
The sigh bursts forth for departed worth,
i--7-fhe blest in memory. ..a n,.s,.
Do ye weep when the spring bud fadesl /
Do ye sigh DER the lovely flower, SIX q
When the blasting storm its bloom invades,
SshfAndit dies inits cherished bower !iY
Then weep with the mourner, weep, r,3
Whose heartis filled with grief, I@...
That the op'ning bloom of the early -doom'd,
Hath fled like the Autumn leaf. ~ !.
Weep ye, that the treasures of earth,
Can ne'er the fond hopes repay; ..,-.-
That the voice is hush'd, in the house oi
t.ra, mirth, sl> ,s5y
And its melody pass'd away! IA
When the dove that thy childhood rear'd,
Sinks down in its songless rest, ~ .'.56
That the notes it pour'd, thy hearts depths
roiif stirr'd, 81 :7rasra 1iauys,i.
Are as dreams in thy sorrow'd breast!
Weep ye, when the brilliant mind, f-e.
~ Deep stor'd with gems of truth, 'f3.
In the green wreath of hope entwin'd, -
With the buoyancy of youth, dF
That the spirit that gladden'd thy soul, /,
And cheer'd its upward flight,
That brighten'd the path which fate had
ttaI scath'd a tJadEa9ia'a1 =.
With rainbow hues of light. ala5s.
Hath pass'd like the summer cloud,
81 From thine ardent gaze away?
That the evergreen shade, and folded
Js,iH shrond, a4iU ad 7 l.a2.
..Enwrap the lonely clay, stt, lsg
And the hopes thou hadst garner'd up,
a,l, As the glorious things of time,
Hath taught thee to taste affliction's cup.
AS they soar'd to a holier cline
Weep ye, when the mirror'd sky, .aGt
On the CLASSY ocean sleeps, ,4i.'sE is
And the sea-birds' circling wing, Lar.
Low, DER its bosom sweeps!
That the storm is gath'ring fast, y
20 The night-winds' hollow knell- ehg
And the mournful dirge, fthe foamng surge,
The fate of the doom'd can tell! Off b
IAen, bitterly weep the fate, '.35e
OF the home returning band, a6 91l
Who found grave meath the roaring wave,
II And pass'd to the spirit land ID '.f.e'
That, for bright sunny cline, ...t
And the kindred voice and smile,
Their haven-the strand--and the beating
On lonely, sea-wash'd Isle. s8ya9o3
But hark, mid the hopeless wave,
A voice as of mercy near, .i
Arose, "He that trusts in Christ is safe,
Nj And may smile in hope cen here, tii o
I" Seek Him in this trying hour, ee' s. 5ai
His arm is mighty to save, .,,s
And av1 faithful and sure His protecting power,
I" Then fear not the blowy grave" ~
Butlo! "a lov'd form alone, ann, AZ
On that fated vessels deck, ~, li,.I
Who meekly stood, as the 'whelmng food,
Made that lovely barque wreck !. !.
While to Heaven she raised her eye, 2..
Andimplored a Saviour's love, a8 Jqai9
In calmness sweet, her fate could meet, Iii
Then soar'd to her home above. ang as,
Then weep not DER mould ring clay, ~
o That has found Its long repose, ~
The gloom Of death has pass'd away, ar|
For Jesus triumphant rose; ,l;le,-ft
Then rejoice, with the mourner, rejoice,
Though our treasures are hid in the tomb,
They shall yet arise to holier skies, ,.s;
And glow in Immortal bloom.
Maumee City, Jan. 25, 1893. ~ A.