1. Onely a little more I have to write, Then Ile give o're, And bid the world Good-night. 2. 'Tis but a flying minute, That I must stay, Or linger in it; And then I must away. 3. O time that cut'st down all! And scarce leav'st here Memoriall Of any men that were. 4. How many lye forgot In Vaults beneath? And piece-meale rot Without a fame in death? 5. Behold this living stone, I reare for me, Ne'r to be thrown Downe, envious Time by thee. 6. Pillars let some set up, (If so they please) Here is my hope, And my Pyramides. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HEART'S RETURN by EDWIN MARKHAM SUNSET: ST. LOUIS by SARA TEASDALE ON THE RECEIPT OF MY MOTHER'S PICTURE [OUT OF NORFOLK] by WILLIAM COWPER GREENNESS by ANGELINA WELD GRIMKE THE YEAR'S AWAKENING by THOMAS HARDY THE GOOD SHEPHERD by FELIX LOPE DE VEGA CARPIO DAFFY-DOWN-DILLY [OR, DAFFYDOWNDILLY] by MOTHER GOOSE |