To the virgins, to make much of they're time
GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.
The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he 's a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he 's to setting.
That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.
Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may for ever tarry.
GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.
The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he 's a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he 's to setting.
That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.
Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may for ever tarry.
- Last seen on Oct 20 6:58 AM. Member since August 18, 2004.
- I'm a carnelian hope poet for 123 comments.
- I am a 19 year old girl (Netherlands)
- When I'm not writing, I'm a Student.
- I have 123 comments, 18 poems, 3 stories
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My Stories
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It was February 23th when Cloe read in the paper that there was a serial killer on the loose, two teenagers were killed by him since last week.
strange thing was, they were499 lines, 6 comments, August 23, 2004. In <200 lines, Horror -
It was February 23th when Cloe read in the paper that there was a serial killer on the loose, two teenagers were killed by him since last week.
strange thing was, they were499 lines, 18 comments, August 23, 2004. In <200 lines, Horror -
Part one: Feeding
'If you like, you can start feeding the horses' Anthony Everett said to me on that Monday.872 lines, 2 comments, August 22, 2004. In <200 lines, Other
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Willow on August 18, 2004gdwendyml
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