I would not be the sun to end your night

Poems, Prose, and Words of Remembrance
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I would not be the sun to end your night,

Nor would I be the wall to turn your tears.

But I will watch with you until it’s light.

Because there are no words to set things right

Nor hopes that one immersed in mourning hears,

I would not be the sun to end your night,

Offering a wisdom far too bright

To soothe your pain or put to rest your fears.

But I will watch with you until it’s light.

There must be time to grieve that sorrow might

Be equal to the love of days and years.

I would not be the sun to end your night.

For grief, before it breaks, must reach its height,

And tides must turn before one homeward steers.

But I will watch with you until it’s light.

There are agonies no friendship can requite,

A bitterness unstained till dawn appears.

I would not be the sun to end your night.

But I will watch with you until it’s light.

by Nicholas Gordon

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That is beautiful. Who could want for a better friend. Where did you find it? KX

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Not sure, ill rake around and see. I found it when my best friend lost her teenage cousin to leukemia and i could not find my own words to comfort her. She really appreciated it too. I thought it may be of comfort to someone here…

D

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I cannot find th exact place but it my have been this website, http://www.poemsforfree.com/iwould.html