THO' day by day old hopes depart, Yet other hopes arise If still we bear a hopeful heart And forward-looking eyes. Of all that entered hand in hand With me the dusty plains -- Look round! -- not one remains, Not one remains of all the jovial band. Some fell behind, some hastened on; Some, scattered far and wide, Sought lands on every side; One way or other, all the band are gone. Yes, all are gone; and yet, at night, New objects of desire People the sunken fire And new hopes whisper sweetly new delight; And still, flush-faced, new goals I see, New finger-posts I find, And still thro' rain and wind A troop of shouting hopes keep step with me. Tho' day by day old hopes depart, Yet other hopes arise If still we bear a hopeful heart And forward-looking eyes. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOMESDAY BOOK: GEORGE JOSLIN ON LA MENKEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS PRESIDENT GARFIELD by GEORGE SANTAYANA TRULY GREAT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES UPON HIS SPANIEL [SPANIELL] TRACIE by ROBERT HERRICK THE MAHOGANY TREE by WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY |