And thou I lov'd art gone
Far over the dark sea ;
That heart is left alone
That only throbb'd for thee. -
The morning sun is bright,
The flowers around are gay ;-
But where is the soft light
Thou shed'st on Yesterday ?

We stood amid these bowers,
When last I said adieu,
Surrounded by fair flowers
Of many a brilliant hue.
I kiss'd away the tear
That dimm'd thine eye's bright ray ; -
But thou no more art near,
And past is Yesterday.

The summer sun had set
Deep in the murm'ring sea ;
But his beams linger'd yet-
They loved to look on thee.
The Zephyrs kiss'd thy lip,
As if they wooed thy stay ;
And on those waves a ship
Rode gaily Yesterday.

But thou and that tall bark
Alike are pass'd and gone; -
Over the waters dark
Ye both are sailing on.
Yes ; - thou art gone afar :
My dream is pass'd away ;
For hidden is the star
That smiled on Yesterday.