I. THIS world is all a fleeting show For man's illusion given; The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, -- There's nothing true but Heaven! II. And false the light on glory's plume, As fading hues of even; And Love, and Hope, and Beauty's bloom, Are blossoms gather'd for the tomb, -- There's nothing bright but Heaven! III. Poor wanderers of a stormy day, From wave to wave we're driven, And fancy's flash and reason's ray Serve but to light the troubled way, -- There's nothing calm but Heaven! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PHANTOM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE DIRGE OF RORY O'MORE; 1642 by AUBREY THOMAS DE VERE FRAGMENTS INTENDED FOR DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: SORROW by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES SUBJECT LOVE, FOR THE VASE AT BATHEASTON VILLA by JANE BOWDLER THE DOUBTER'S PRAYER by ANNE BRONTE ARISTOPHANES' APOLOGY; BEING THE LAST ADVENTURE OF BALAUSTION: PART 3 by ROBERT BROWNING |