The Last Day of Laurie Jeanne

O! Laurie-Jeanne, Laurie-Jeanne! Belle of my Heart! Why did you have to fly? From me who sang you a lullaby, From the hospital room, ‘neath the thundering sky, Beneath the thundering sky!? O! I love my Laurie-Jeanne like the Sun, Like the Sun, and all things Endless! Like the Wind, and the Sea, And the scent of pine trees, And all things that leave me astonished! You said, you were breathless, on the night ere you left, And I thought that the pills were too much, And I kissed you on top of your holy head, And then in the morning, my Love, you were dead, In the morning, my Love, you were dead. O! I love my Laurie-Jeanne like the Sun, Like the Sun, and all things Endless! Like the Wind, and the Sea, And the scent of pine trees, And all things that leave me admonished! When I held your still hand, growing cold, growing cold, And I cried like a babe, with abandon, And I stayed for three hours, I prayed that sweet bowers Would receive you, and sprinkle you with dewy showers And sprinkle you with dewy showers… O! I love my Laurie-Jeanne like the Sun, Like the Sun, and all things Endless! Like the Wind, and the Sea, And the scent of pine trees, And all things that leave me unpunished! In the end, I walked with you, as they took you away, And I talked to them of love and marriage, Tried to make them believe, though the eyes deceive, That you must have a card up your sleeve, up your sleeve, That you must have a card up your sleeve! O! I love my Laurie-Jeanne like the Sun, Like the Sun, and all things Endless! Like the Wind, and the Sea, And the scent of pine trees, And all things that leave me untarnished! Now I see you bright, standing, clothed all in pure white, And my Faith undergoes transformation, For, you stand there, as Real, as the warmth that I feel, And your Heart’s like a diamond, your strength is like steel, And your diamond-Heart Strength is like steel! O! I love my Laurie-Jeanne like the Sun, Like the Sun, and all things Endless! Like the Wind, and the Sea, And the scent of pine trees, And all things that rise, undiminished!