He was my North, my South, my East and West,

My working week and my Sunday rest,

My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;

 I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong. …

 The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;

 Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;

Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.

 For nothing now can ever come to any good.

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