The Forsaken.

The dead are in their silent graves,

And the dew is cold above,

And the living weep and sigh,

Over dust that once was love.

Once I only wept the dead,

But now the living cause my pain:

How couldst thou steal me from my tears,

To leave me to my tears again?

My Mother rests beneath the sod —

Her rest is calm and very deep:

I wish’d that she could see our loves —

But now I gladden in her sleep.

Last night unbound my raven¹ locks,

The morning saw them turned to gray,

Once they were black and well beloved,

But thou art changed — and so are they!

The useless lock I gave thee once,

To gaze upon and think of me,

Was ta’en with smiles — but this was torn

In sorrow that I send to thee!

1 raven   

n.渡鸟，乌鸦；adj.乌亮的

参考例句：

• We know the raven will never leave the man's room.我们知道了乌鸦再也不会离开那个男人的房间。
• Her charming face was framed with raven hair.她迷人的脸上垂落着乌亮的黑发。