Sunday, September 27, 2009

Two Poems

Days of Wine and Roses

They are not long, the weeping and laughter,
Love, 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.

Ernest Dowson
Hopefully the above is close.


How Heavy The Days

How heavy the days are.
There's not a fire that can warm me,
Not a sun to laugh with me,
Everything bare,
Everything cold and merciless,
And even the beloved, clear
Stars look desolately down,
Since I learned in my heart that
Love can die.

Hermann Hesse

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