Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SOME OTHER DAY - BYE AND BYE, by EFFIE E. WHEELOCK


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SOME OTHER DAY - BYE AND BYE, by                    
First Line: Oh, the wonderful things we intend to do
Last Line: Some other day -- bye and bye!
Subject(s): Farewell; Parting


Oh, the wonderful things we intend to do
Some other day -- bye and bye;
And the calls of today go unheeded
Though often we dream and sigh --
The cheering letters we hope to write,
The kindly deeds we'll do
The friendly calls we're going to make
Some day -- when our dreams come true!

Oh, how kind and thoughtful we hope to be
Some other day -- bye and bye;
Perhaps while dreaming we do not know
Of the great need very nigh,
Or we'd do it now, but we have no time
We're busy as we can be --
Yet we're going to do it after awhile,
Some other day -- don't you see?

Yes, we'd do so much for the poor and sick
Some other day -- bye and bye;
But we're hindered now or we think we are
Though our hopes and our aims are high.
But alas and alack! dear friends of mine
What's done must be done today
For that is the only time we have
And soon 'twill have slipped away.

Oh, 'twere better to do a little today
Than to dream of the bye and bye,
Of the greater good that we hope to do
'Tis the effort that counts -- just try!
Today is the only time we have
Don't let it slip idly by,
For we never can do the work of today
Some other day -- bye and bye!





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