William Morris on Memorial Day
1834–1896 England
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Rejoice, lest pleasureless ye die.
Within a little time must ye go by.
Stretch forth your open hands, and while ye live
Take all the gifts that Death and Life may give!
The Earthly Paradise (1868)
No roaming now, my wars are passed away,
No long dull days devoid of happiness,
When such a love my yearning heart shall bless.
The Earthly Paradise (1868)
Masters, I have to tell a tale of woe,
A tale of folly and of wasted life,
Hope against hope, the bitter dregs of strife,
Ending, where all things end, in death at last.
The Earthly Paradise (1868)