Forget the past and live the present hour; Now is the time to work, the time to fill The soul with noblest thoughts, the time to will Heroic deeds, to use whatever dower Heaven has bestowed, to test our utmost power. Now is the time to love, and better still, To serve our loved ones, over passing ill To rise triumphant; thus the perfect flower Of life shall come to fruitage; wealth amass For grandest giving ere the time be gone. Be glad today, tomorrow may bring tears; Be brave today, the darkest night will pass, And golden rays will usher in the dawn; Who conquers now shall rule the coming years. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE ROAD TO CHORRERA by ARLO BATES NAPOLEON by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AFTER APPLE PICKING by ROBERT FROST GIVE ME THE SPLENDID SILENT SUN by WALT WHITMAN THESE ENDURE by MARION H. ADDINGTON DANS LA BOHEME by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH POSSESSION by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON EPITAPH ON NOISY POLEMIC (BURNS'S 'BLETH'RIN BITCH') by ROBERT BURNS |