In silence did her mind despair
In solitude did weep.
Till time did every wound repair
and rest her soul in sleep.
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How the pain shines through this poem...the hopelessness, the despair 'until her final day, when death received her to his care...' I have seen seen this happen, more often than anyone realizes...and know that what you say is true. Beautifully titled and written...
I have returned to this, and upon re-reading it, it is just a beautifully written now as it was before, and it still makes me cry. As I said before, the hopelessness is the sound of real pain...and nowhere to turn. Sad, indeed.