Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LENGTH OF LIFE, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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THE LENGTH OF LIFE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Are your sorrows hard to bear?
Last Line: Life is long!
Subject(s): Longevity


Are your sorrows hard to bear?
Life is short!
Do you drag the chain of care?
Life is short!
Soon will come the glad release
Into rest and joy and peace;
Soon the weary thread be spun,
And the final labor done.
Keep your courage! Hold the fort!
Life is short!

Are you faint with hope delayed?
Life is long!
Tarries that for which you prayed?
Life is long!
What delights may not abide, --
What ambitions satisfied, --
What possessions may not be
In God's great eternity?
Lift the heart! Be glad and strong!
Life is long!





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