Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE, by CHARLES SWAIN Poet's Biography First Line: Life's not our own, - 'tis but a loan Last Line: An angel calls. Subject(s): Life | ||||||||
LIFE's not our own, -- 't is but a loan To be repaid; Soon the dark Comer's at the door, The debt is due: the dream is o'er, -- Life's but a shade. Thus all decline that bloom or shine, Both star and flower; 'T is but a little odor shed, A light gone out, a spirit fled, A funeral hour. Then let us show a tranquil brow Whate'er befalls; That we upon life's latest brink May look on Death's dark face, -- and think An angel calls. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW SMILE AND NEVER HEED ME by CHARLES SWAIN |
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