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Poem
October 5, 1826
Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A meditative poem titled 'LIFE' compares the cyclical renewal of nature—autumn leaves and fading trees restored by spring and summer—to the irreversible passage of human life, where lost joys and sorrows cannot return, emphasizing time's finality.
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POETRY.
LIFE.
The leaf that lies, in autumn's hour,
The tree that fades upon the storm,
Are emblems of the silent power,
Of time and change o'er man and them:
Yet happier in the arbor's shade,
For spring will other leaves restore
And summer will new flowers create,
As bright as those which bloomed before.
But when life's morning dream departs,
And grief succeeds to fancy's bliss,
Oh! what can cheer the lonely heart,
Or soften sorrow's bitterness!
Years will roll onward time will bring
Its various changes, but in vain—
There is in life but one short opening
And it can ne'er return again.
LIFE.
The leaf that lies, in autumn's hour,
The tree that fades upon the storm,
Are emblems of the silent power,
Of time and change o'er man and them:
Yet happier in the arbor's shade,
For spring will other leaves restore
And summer will new flowers create,
As bright as those which bloomed before.
But when life's morning dream departs,
And grief succeeds to fancy's bliss,
Oh! what can cheer the lonely heart,
Or soften sorrow's bitterness!
Years will roll onward time will bring
Its various changes, but in vain—
There is in life but one short opening
And it can ne'er return again.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Life Transience
Autumn Leaves
Nature Renewal
Human Sorrow
Time Change
Irreversible Loss
Poem Details
Title
Life.
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
But When Life's Morning Dream Departs,
And Grief Succeeds To Fancy's Bliss,
Oh! What Can Cheer The Lonely Heart,
Or Soften Sorrow's Bitterness!
There Is In Life But One Short Opening
And It Can Ne'er Return Again.