| Since every man who lives is born to die, And none can boast sincere felicity, With equal mind, what happens, let us bear, Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care. --------------------- Seas have their source, and so have shallow springs; And love is love, in beggars and kings... True hearts have ears and eyes, no tongues to speak; They hear and see, and sigh, and then they break. ---------------------- GRONGAR HILL But transient is the smile of fate: A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam on a winter�s day, Is all the strong and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. ------------------- We will our rights in learning�s world maintain; Wit�s empire now shall know a female reign. ------------------- What is a butterfly? At best, He�s but a caterpillar, drest. --------------- Between the idea And the reality Between the notion And the act Falls the Shadow. -------------------- Hope! of all ills that men endure The only cheap and universal cure. -------------------- COMMUNIST What is a communist? One who hath yearnings For equal divisions of unequal earnings. --------------------- FEMALE POEM And yet I love this false, this worthless man, With all the passion that a woman can; Dote on his imperfections, though I spy Nothing to love; I love, and know now why. --------------- TO A POET A THOUSAND YEARS HENCE O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, Read out my words at night, alone; I was a poet, I was young. -------------------- Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. ---------------- GRAFFITI What if someone gave a war and Nobody came? Life would ring the bells of Ecstasy and Forever be Itself again. ------------------------ Life is ever since man was bornm Licking honey, From a thorn. ------------------------ SONG Or love me less, or love me more And play not with my liberty; Either take all, or all restore, Bind me at least, or set me free. -------------------- Who never ate his bread in sorrow, Who never spent the darksome hours Weeping and watching for the morrow He knows ye not, ye heavenly powers. --------------------- The World would be a safer place, If someone had a plan, Before exploring Outer Space To find the Inner man. |