We Have Been Friends Together

We have been friends together
In sunshine and in shade.
We have been friends together
For many a happy year.
But this is not our last meeting,
Nor this our last goodbye,
Nor this our last sad parting,
When we shall meet again.

About Christina Rossetti

English poet of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Known for "Goblin Market" and devotional verse of exquisite craftsmanship.

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