“If
All
the
Skies”
Henry
Van
Dyke
If
all the
skies were sunshine,
Our faces would be
faint To feel once more
upon them The cooling splash of
rain.
If
all the
world were music,
Our hearts would often
long For one sweet strain
of silence, To break the endless
song.
If
life were
always merry, Our
souls would seek relief,
And rest from weary laughter
In the quiet arms of grief.