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Poem
May 12, 1886
The Laurens Advertiser
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A poem contrasting the joy, love, and brightness of life at twenty with the gloom, fears, and longing for death at sixty, contributed to the Advertiser by Edelweiss from Laurensville on April 10, 1886.
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For the Advertiser.
TWENTY.
O my heart is so happy and light,
And the world is so joyous and bright;
All nature is singing a jubilee strain,
And I cannot but join in the glad refrain.
The clouds that float in the blue sky above,
And the mocking bird says, I love and I love!
He sings that he loves but he won't tell who—
I wouldn't either, and no more would you.
O life is so full of joy and gladness.
No time for sorrow, no time for sadness:
Nothing but love on this sweet earth of ours,
Mingled with laughter, sunshine and flowers.
SIXTY.
The world is dark with woe and gloom,
The bud decays ere the rose can bloom;
My heart is heavy with doubts and fears
And my eyes are dim with falling tears.
Life no more seems fair and bright.
The sun of hope has set in night;
The joys of youth have passed away,
And all the world is dark and gray.
O for the time when life shall be o'er,
When parting and griefs shall be no more;
When in peaceful quiet and dreamless rest,
My hands may fold o'er a pulseless breast.
EDELWEISS.
Laurensville, April 10, 1886.
TWENTY.
O my heart is so happy and light,
And the world is so joyous and bright;
All nature is singing a jubilee strain,
And I cannot but join in the glad refrain.
The clouds that float in the blue sky above,
And the mocking bird says, I love and I love!
He sings that he loves but he won't tell who—
I wouldn't either, and no more would you.
O life is so full of joy and gladness.
No time for sorrow, no time for sadness:
Nothing but love on this sweet earth of ours,
Mingled with laughter, sunshine and flowers.
SIXTY.
The world is dark with woe and gloom,
The bud decays ere the rose can bloom;
My heart is heavy with doubts and fears
And my eyes are dim with falling tears.
Life no more seems fair and bright.
The sun of hope has set in night;
The joys of youth have passed away,
And all the world is dark and gray.
O for the time when life shall be o'er,
When parting and griefs shall be no more;
When in peaceful quiet and dreamless rest,
My hands may fold o'er a pulseless breast.
EDELWEISS.
Laurensville, April 10, 1886.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Death Mourning
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Youth Joy
Old Age Sorrow
Love
Nature
Death
Life Stages
Mocking Bird
What entities or persons were involved?
Edelweiss
Poem Details
Author
Edelweiss
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
O My Heart Is So Happy And Light,
The Mocking Bird Says, I Love And I Love!
O For The Time When Life Shall Be O'er,
My Hands May Fold O'er A Pulseless Breast.