Poems, Chiefly Lyrical/Song (6)
SONG.
I.Every day hath its night:Every night its morn:Thorough dark and brightWingéd hours are borne;Ah! welaway!Seasons flower and fade;Golden calm and stormMingle day by day.There is no bright formDoth not cast a shade—Ah! welaway!
II.When we laugh, and our mirthApes the happy vein,We're so kin to earth,Pleasaunce fathers pain—Ah! welaway!Madness laugheth loud:Laughter bringeth tears:Eyes are worn awayTill the end of fearsCometh in the shroud,Ah! welaway!
III.All is change, woe or weal;Joy is Sorrow's brother;Grief and gladness stealSymbols of each other;Ah! welaway! Larks in heaven's copeSing: the culvers mournAll the livelong day.Be not all forlorn:Let us weep in hope—Ah! welaway!