Life
Dublin Core
Title
Life
Description
As fleeting as the morning cloud,
That moves in fearful silence by,
As changeful as the hues that shrowd
The summer's evening sky;
Shifting with every pulse of air -
Just such is life - as false as fair.
But it has joys that never fail,
As deep, and pure, and boundless, too;
When not a cloud unfurls its sail -
As heaven's unfading hue.
Pure joys, which like their native sky
Are grandest when the storm rides by.
That moves in fearful silence by,
As changeful as the hues that shrowd
The summer's evening sky;
Shifting with every pulse of air -
Just such is life - as false as fair.
But it has joys that never fail,
As deep, and pure, and boundless, too;
When not a cloud unfurls its sail -
As heaven's unfading hue.
Pure joys, which like their native sky
Are grandest when the storm rides by.
Creator
Unattributed
Source
2:10, p. 78
Date
1828.05.30
Collection
Citation
Unattributed, “Life,” Periodical Poets, accessed May 18, 2024, https://periodicalpoets.com/items/show/143.
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