The Brevity of Life Forbides Us Hopes Of Long Duration

[UnSquare]

Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam
By Ernest Dowson

They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,
Love and desire and hate;
I think they have no portion in us after
We pass the gate.

They are not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream.

 

[plazma]

Brilliant. Thanks for posting this one.

-plaz out-