I "have never failed in kindness"? No, we lived too high for strife,
Calmest coldness was the error which has crept into our life;
-- The Old Astronomer, Sarah Williams

Formerly though-stars-may-die

Even if the stars should die in heaven
Our sins can never be undone
No single death will be forgiven
When fades at last the last lit sun.
Then in the cold and silent black
As light and matter end
We’ll have ourselves a last look back
And toast an absent friend.