Poems by George Moses HortonFrom The Black Bard of North Carolina: George Moses Horton and His Poetry, edited by Joan Sherman. Copyright 1997, The University of North Carolina Press. Reproduction in any form is prohibited without the express permission of the Press. For additional information about this book, see the links below.
Farewell! If ne'er I see thee more,
Farewell forever did I say?
Farewell, alas! the tragic sound,
Farewell, awakes the sleeping tear,
Farewell is but departure's tale,
Alas! and if we sure must part,
I leave thee, but forget thee never,
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