What grace with which she climbed the stairs
that led up to her bedroom door—
How gingerly she sat me where 
my feet just barely touched the floor—
How charmingly she brushed her hair
behind her ears and off her face—
How softly did she start to cry
as she began to speak—what grace!

How brave she was to say farewell—
How strong to be so undismayed!
What courage made her love so well?
What grace with which she turned away!