If I Should Depart Poem by DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK

If I should depart
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If I should depart before you
Tell not the sun
Tell not the moon
That I am gone
And tell the Robin
When he comes home
That I am gone but
To a land unknown
Love him, feed him
That I used to
And in a day or two
He will forget me soon
And if at all he insists too
Tears you roll down
And say I am in heaven
And the heart of gold
May sob a little
When me he shall not find
For upon me his love shines ample
Makes no difference whether
I am here or there
For his sunshine makes me eternal
And the moon may look pale
On hearing her company's farewell
For I am her company best
In moonlight cool,
She is an infinite rest
And the flowers sway and nod
Asking you where I am gone
Break not their heart
Telling I am forever gone
Though I shall be happy and gay in heaven
You will find scattered petals
And broken heart tinted
In the dull light of autumn