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Tag Archives: life
Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes by Thomas Gray
’Twas on a lofty vase’s side, Where China’s gayest art had dyed The azure flowers that blow; Demurest of the tabby kind, The pensive Selima, reclined, Gazed on the lake below. Her conscious tail her joy declared; The fair round … Continue reading
I Am a Parcel of Vain Strivings Tied by Henry David Thoreau
I am a parcel of vain strivings tied By a chance bond together, Dangling this way and that, their links Were made so loose and wide, Methinks, For milder weather. A bunch of violets without their roots, And sorrel intermixed, … Continue reading
The Day is Done by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and the mist, And … Continue reading
A Few Rules for Beginners by Katherine Mansfield
Babies must not eat the coal And they must not make grimaces, Nor in party dresses roll And must never black their faces. They must learn that pointing’s rude, They must sit quite still at table, And must always eat … Continue reading
The Buried Life by Matthew Arnold
Light flows our war of mocking words, and yet, Behold, with tears mine eyes are wet! I feel a nameless sadness o’er me roll. Yes, yes, we know that we can jest, We know, we know that we can smile! … Continue reading
Song to a Fair Young Lady Going out of Town in the Spring by John Dryden
Ask not the cause why sullen spring So long delays her flow’rs to bear; Why warbling birds forget to sing, And winter storms invert the year? Chloris is gone; and Fate provides To make it spring where she resides. Chloris … Continue reading
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Alfie by Hal David
“Poems are written to be read and lyrics are written to be sung…” Hal David What’s it all about Alfie? Is it just for the moment we live? What’s it all about When you sort it out, Alfie? Are we … Continue reading
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