Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DAYS OF VANITY, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: A dream that waketh
Last Line: Such is life that dieth.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Vanity


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.





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