A DREAM that waketh, Bubble that breaketh, Song whose burden sigheth, A passing breath, Smoke that vanisheth, -- Such is life that dieth. A flower that fadeth, Fruit the tree sheddeth, Trackless bird that flieth, Summer time brief, -- Falling of the leaf, -- Such is life that dieth. A scent exhaling, Snow waters failing, Morning dew that drieth, A windy blast, Lengthening shadows cast, Such is life that dieth. A scanty measure, Rust-eaten treasure, Spending that nought buyeth, Moth on the wing, Toil unprofiting, -- Such is life that dieth. Morrow by morrow Sorrow breeds sorrow, For this my song sigheth; From day to night We lapse out of sight. -- Such is life that dieth. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MEANING OF THE LOOK by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING A PIPER by JAMES SULLIVAN STARKEY INTRODUCTORY VERSES TO MARIA HACK by BERNARD BARTON THERE IS AN OLD CITY by KARL BULCKE THE WANDERER: 5. IN HOLLAND: METEMPSYCHOSIS by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |