Friday, November 11, 2011

To the virgins, to make much of time - Robert Herrick



The following is one of my favorite poems of all time and it means so much to me. Live it up but at the same time remember that you have all the time in the world to do the things you want to accomplish.

GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may, 

    Old time is still a-flying : 

And this same flower that smiles to-day 
    To-morrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, 
    The higher he's a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run, 
    And nearer he's to setting.

That age is best which is the first, 
    When youth and blood are warmer ; 
But being spent, the worse, and worst 
    Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time, 
    And while ye may go marry : 
For having lost but once your prime 
    You may for ever tarry.



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