Poems (David)/Youth's Dream
YOUTH'S DREAM.
THE dreams of youth but quickly fade Into a weary world of care;The golden thoughts have caught a shade And tarnish by this subtle air!
The joys, the friends, for evermore Have lost their bright and glittering hues,And like a wild and arid shore Unblest by heaven's gentle dews.
The fancied glory once attained, In poor and shattered fragments lie;The broken heart, the weary brain, Whispers many a weary sigh!
The youthful dream hath lost its charm Beneath this cold world's treach'rous glance;Its hollow smiles have lost their balm, The silent heart has ceased to dance!