The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar · Paul Laurence Dunbar

Beyond the Years

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I

Beyond the years the answer lies,

Beyond where brood the grieving skies

And Night drops tears.

Where Faith rod-chastened smiles to rise

And doff its fears,

And carping Sorrow pines and dies--

Beyond the years.

II

Beyond the years the prayer for rest

Shall beat no more within the breast;

The darkness clears,

And Morn perched on the mountain's crest

Her form uprears--

The day that is to come is best,

Beyond the years.

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