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Show ACROSS the qarclens of Life tho" A stranqe, iUmated pair; JuvS ' V I K Bi paths where nauqht but blossoms' blou?V V p) ) T3u paths neglected tuhere qaunt idseds qzovy, But hand in hand, throuqh joi, hVo-uqh r- J arns of Life theu' The one is old, and qnm, and qraq, His eues stare off, like one in dreams; j-J Across his breast his luhile locks strau; F'xy P The sands in his qlass fall dau bu dau; "V Over his shoulder his scuthe-blade qleams, m ; And he is old, andnnatandqa M' j d is 7.jounq, and briq ruand "Jair The qolden curls about his head Shine as a halo; his red lips dare 'Jr, The birds in sonq; he knoujs no care,f------ Jou in his heart is never dead, xi Hntoloue y, HoarHheaded Time uias never uoun'q. fjg And Love on earth can not qroui old; L And ijet, since first to that hand he clunq mi , Since first his tender sonq he sunq, LAP Since first his love-tale he had toliv4fc i Toqether, throuqh tvaus of jou, of uJoeTX Thouqh one is old and one is fair, Bu paths vjhere nauqht but blossoms blou?, Bu paths neqlected vjhere qaunt ujeeds qroujj Toqether, a stranqe, ilUmatecL pair, .pN Across the qardens of Life theu qo. - Boatrico Damarosl Lloi)d in IndianapolU rleujfc |