Poem The poem, in its original form in the 1947 novel, begins : ... and ends "Now there is no loneliness. / Now, forever, forever, there is no loneliness". The poem is not associated with any particular religion (aside from being misrepresented as Native American) and does not mention a deity or include a petition, only a wish. There are now numerous variations of the poem, generally based on the film, rather than the novel.Mead p. 136 One modern form is:
Poem The poem, in its original form in the 1947 novel, begins "Now for you there is no rain / For one is shelter to the other" and ends "Now there is no loneliness. / Now, forever, forever, there is no loneliness". The poem is not associated with any particular religion (aside from being misrepresented as Native American) and does not mention a deity or include a petition, only a wish. There are now numerous variations of the poem, generally based on the film, rather than the novel.Mead p. 136 One modern form ends with "May happiness be your companion and your days together be good and long upon the earth."
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