Poems (Dorr)/Come What May
COME WHAT MAY
Come what may—Though what remaineth I may not know,Nor how many times the rose may blowFor my delight, or whether the yearsShall be set to the chime of falling tears, Or go on their way rejoicing— Yet, come what may, I have had my day!
Come what may—The lurid storm or the sunset peace,The lingering pain or the swift release,Lonely vigils and watchings long,Passionate prayer or soaring song, Or silence deep and golden— Still, come what may, I have had my day!
Come what may,I have known the fiery heart of youth,Its rapturous joy, its bitter ruth;I have felt the thrill of the eager doer,The quick heart-throb of the swift pursuer, The flush of glad possession— And, come what may, I have had my day!
Come what may,I have learned that out of the night is bornThe mystic flower of the early morn;I have learned that after the frost of painThe lily of peace will bloom again, And the rose of consolation. Then, come what may, I have had my day!