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[WitchOfDoubt]

None of the above two guesses are correct. That said, here is a clue for everyone:

Spoiler for Hint

Letter play is a major feature of Victorian-Era riddles.

[DudleyDude]

Spoiler for I'll guess

bereave?

[Molly Mae]

Spoiler for Higher

Education

[Prof. Templeton]

I'm typically to logically thinking for these, but I have been thinking of this answer since I first saw this riddle, so I'll just post it

Spoiler for Maybe

silent vowels (and diphthongs)

[The2ndShepherd]

Spoiler for could it be

a comma

[TheChad]

This fits it, but won't be the answer.

Spoiler for

STDs

[RachelWahleithner]

Spoiler for maybe

light, a sudden awakening

[WitchOfDoubt]

We have a correct answer!

But first, let me offer one last audio clue. And if you haven't gotten it yet, I recommend looking at the clues to other players I posted on page 2 of this thread before you give up:

Spoiler for Blatant clue

It seems that breaking up heart, soul, and mind is hard to do:

Lots of good guesses - Prof. Templeton was on the right track - but the correct answer goes to The2ndShepherd, with a triumphant first post!

Spoiler for could it be

a comma

For those who are still uncertain, here's a quick gloss on the riddle:

Spoiler for Meaning

Scythe Blade (,)

I abide with the dear and departed above, (In one of my clues, I hinted that there'd be "letter play" involved, and how does one start a letter?)

At the start of a breath, (In a long sentence, that's where a comma comes.)

...and the closing of love. ("Closing" was more than an awkward synonym for "end." It referred to the closing of a letter.)

I've the power to separate heart, soul, and mind -- (This was the giveaway line, if any.)

Beware! As you meet me, Death follows behind! (See where the comma falls in that line?)

Thanks to everyone who tried it!