Who Has Seen the Day?

Who has seen the day
Falling into night
And kissed with every quiet breath
The swiftly-fading light?

Fear not; falter not
For the sun will rise
And in the morning a new day
Will greet thy shining eyes.

Who has seen a life
Fading into death
And mourned with every passing day
The swiftly-failing breath?

Weep not; sorrow not
Though a life may end--
For surely as the darkness falls
The day will come again.