Lines: 'We Meet Not As We Parted'

We meet not as we parted, We feel more than all may see; My bosom is heavy-hearted, And thine full of doubt for me:-- One moment has bound the free. That moment is gone for ever, Like lightning that flashed and died-- Like a snowflake upon the river-- Like a sunbeam upon the tide, Which the dark shadows hide. That moment from time was singled As the first of a life of pain; The cup of its joy was mingled --Delusion too sweet though vain!…