Farewell, life! my senses swim, And the world is growing dim; Thronging shadows cloud the light, Like the advent of the night, -- Colder, colder, colder still, Upward steals a vapor chill; Strong the earthly odor grows, -- I smell the mold above the rose! Welcome, life! the spirit strives! Strength returns and hope revives; Cloudy fears and shapes forlorn Fly like shadows at the morn, -- O'er the earth there comes a bloom; Sunny light for sullen gloom, Warm perfume for vapor cold, -- I smell the rose above the mold! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PLACES 1. TWILIGHT (TUCSON) by SARA TEASDALE THE LAST MAN: A CROCODILE by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS THE PROGRESS OF POESY; A PINDARIC ODE by THOMAS GRAY SONNET: 18. ON THE LATE MASSACRE IN PIEDMONT by JOHN MILTON |