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.
'T is like a meteor in the sky, 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;
But we shall wake to lasting light, In never-ending day.