AFTER lunch -- one short nap: On waking up -- two cups of tea. Raising my head, I see the sun's light Once again slanting to the south-west. Those who are happy regret the shortness of the day; Those who are sad tire of the year's sloth. But those whose hearts are devoid of joy or sadness Just go on living, regardless of "short" or "long." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WANTS OF MAN by JOHN QUINCY ADAMS THE BLACK RIDERS: 38 by STEPHEN CRANE JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG by FRANCIS BRET HARTE LOVE DISSEMBLED, FR. AS YOU LIKE IT by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE OLD FERRYMAN by ANTIPHILUS OF BYZANTIUM |