Could live — did live
Could die — did die
Could smile upon the whole
Through faith in one he met not
To introduce his soul

Could go from scene familiar
To an untraversed spot
Could contemplate the journey
With unpuzzled heart

Such trust had one among us
Among us not today
We who saw the launching
Never sailed the Bay!...............Emily Dickinson

活著的 依然活著
死去的 已然死去
面對生死可以微笑以對
對於遙遠過去的一個人的信仰
引領著他靈魂的道路

可以從熟悉的周遭
進入人跡罕至的異地
沉思其旅程
以不惶惑的心

堅定的信仰者曾與我們同行
如今他已先逝去
我們觀望他的啟程
卻未曾航行於海灣