Poems (Charlotte Allen)/Life
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LIFE.
What is our life? 'Tis like a flower
We often see in bloom;
Expands, then dies in one short hour,
And hastens to the tomb.
We often see in bloom;
Expands, then dies in one short hour,
And hastens to the tomb.
'T is like a meteor in the sky,
A momentary light;
'Tis like a rainbow seen on high,
Soon to recede from sight.
A momentary light;
'Tis like a rainbow seen on high,
Soon to recede from sight.
'T is like a wave on ocean's breast,
That goes, we know not where;
Like fading sunbeams in the west,
Not long to linger there.
'Tis like a dream—or like a night,
'T will quickly pass away;
That goes, we know not where;
Like fading sunbeams in the west,
Not long to linger there.
'Tis like a dream—or like a night,
'T will quickly pass away;
But we shall wake to lasting light,
In never-ending day.
In never-ending day.