Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LIVE IN THE PRESENT, by SARAH KNOWLES BOLTON


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First Line: Forget the past and live the present hour
Last Line: Who conquers now shall rule the coming years.
Variant Title(s): Now
Subject(s): Carpe Diem; Holidays; New Year


Forget the past and live the present hour;
Now is the time to work, the time to fill
The soul with noblest thoughts, the time to will
Heroic deeds, to use whatever dower
Heaven has bestowed, to test our utmost power.

Now is the time to love, and better still,
To serve our loved ones, over passing ill
To rise triumphant; thus the perfect flower
Of life shall come to fruitage; wealth amass
For grandest giving ere the time be gone.

Be glad today, tomorrow may bring tears;
Be brave today, the darkest night will pass,
And golden rays will usher in the dawn;
Who conquers now shall rule the coming years.





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