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London Stone. Rudyard Kipling

When you come to London Town,
(Grieving-grieving!)
Bring your flowers and lay them down
At the place of grieving.

When you come to London Town,
(Grieving-grieving!)
Bow your head and mourn your own,
With the others grieving.

For those minutes, let it wake
(Grieving-grieving!)
All the empty-heart and ache
That is not cured by grieving.

For those minutes, tell no lie:
(Grieving-grieving!)
"Grave, this is thy victory;
And the sting of death is grieving."

Where′s our help, from earth or heaven,
(Grieving-grieving!)
To comfort us for what we′ve given,
And only gained the grieving.

Heaven′s too far and earth too near,
(Grieving-grieving!)
But our neighbour′s standing here,
Grieving as we′re grieving.

What′s his burden every day?
(Grieving-grieving!)
Nothing man can count or weigh,
But loss and love′s own grieving.

What is the tie betwixt us two
(Grieving-grieving!)
That must last our whole lives through?
"As I suffer, so do you."
That may ease the grieving.

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