March 9
Companions of the Way (Evening)God created man to be immortal, and made him to be the image of His own eternity.
THE ways of Death are soothing and serene, And all the words of Death are grave and sweet.
From camp and church, the fireside and the street, She signs to come, and strife and song have been.
A summer night descending, cool and green And dark, on daytime's dust and stress and heat, The ways of Death are soothing and serene, And all the words of Death are grave and sweet.
O glad and sorrowful, with triumphant mien And hopeful faces look upon and greet This last of all your lovers, and to meet Her kiss, the Comforter's, your spirit lean . . . The ways of Death are soothing and serene.
W. ERNEST HENLEY
OUR EMPTINESS