HE or she that hopes to gain Love's best sweet without some pain, Hopes in vain. Cupid's livery no one wears But must put on hopes and fears, Smiles and tears. And, like to April weather, Rain and shine both together, Both or neither. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SONG OF ETERNITY IN TIME by SIDNEY LANIER THE GUARDIAN OF THE RED DISK (SPOKEN BY A CITIZEN OF MALTA - 1300) by EMMA LAZARUS THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM by AMY LOWELL UPLANDS IN MAY by CARL SANDBURG DINOSAUR NATIONAL by KAREN SWENSON THE LOVE POEM by KAREN SWENSON |