Departed Comrade by Lucretius

Part of the Unforgettable Memorials bereavement and remembrance resource library.

Departed comrade! Thou, redeemed from pain
Shall sleep the sleep that kings desire in vain:
Not thine the sense of loss
But lo, for us the void
That never shall be ﬁlled again.
Not thine but ours the grief.
All pain is ﬂed from thee.
And we are weeping in thy stead;
Tears for the mourners who are left behind
Peace everlasting for the quiet dead.