Maxioms by Bayard Taylor
And far and wide, in a scarlet tide,
The poppy's bonfire spread.
And far and wide, in a scarlet tide,
The poppy's bonfire spread.
And the wind that saddens, the sea that gladdens,
Are singing the selfsame strain.
And the wind that saddens, the sea that gladdens,
Are singing the selfsame strain.
But who will watch my lilies,
When their blossoms open white?
By day the sun shall be read more
But who will watch my lilies,
When their blossoms open white?
By day the sun shall be sentry,
And the moon and the stars by night!
The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring.
The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring.
Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.
Shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.
