This short, yet insightful poem portrays the transience of life, i.e. the short term of life. We should try hard to make our short life enjoyable to ourselves and to those around us! Just like these beautiful flowers whose life span does not extend beyond one day. Hope you enjoy this poem as you enjoy your life.
Sincerely,
His Majesty, the Pen
His Majesty, the Pen
TO DAFFODILS.
by Robert Herrick
by Robert Herrick
FAIR daffodils, we weep to see
You haste away so soon ;
As yet the early-rising sun
Has not attain'd his noon.
Stay, stay,
Until the hasting day
Has run
But to the evensong ;
And, having prayed together, we
Will go with you along.
You haste away so soon ;
As yet the early-rising sun
Has not attain'd his noon.
Stay, stay,
Until the hasting day
Has run
But to the evensong ;
And, having prayed together, we
Will go with you along.
We have short time to stay, as you,
We have as short a spring ;
As quick a growth to meet decay,
As you, or anything.
We die,
As your hours do, and dry
Away,
Like to the summer's rain ;
Or as the pearls of morning's dew,
Ne'er to be found again.
We have as short a spring ;
As quick a growth to meet decay,
As you, or anything.
We die,
As your hours do, and dry
Away,
Like to the summer's rain ;
Or as the pearls of morning's dew,
Ne'er to be found again.
أنشودة النرجس
للشاعر روبرت هرِّك
يا زهور النرجس الجميلة...
كم يحزننا أن نراك
تسرعين بالمغادرة،
وشمس النهار الباكرة
لمّا تسير نحو الهاجرة.
تريّثي ... تريّثي
مازال في النهار فسحة
هناك ترنيمة المساء
نصلي وبعدها سوياً نرتحل.
حياتنا قصيرة مثلك؛
نموت مثلك,
ككل شيء حولك...
وساعاتنا ...
كالصيف غيثه ينقضي،
وقطر الندى
سرعان ما يرتحل!
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