Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG FOR YOUTH, by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: O flower-like years of youth Last Line: Hold him at bay. Subject(s): Youth | ||||||||
O FLOWER-LIKE years of youth, Delay, delay! Old Time shall soon, forsooth, December make of May. Bid him away! O flower-like years of youth, Oh, stay; oh, stay! Nor covet Age uncouth, When all is warm and gay For you to-day. O flower-like years of youth, Delay, delay! Let others seek for Truth; Yours is the time for play And dance of fay. O flower-like years of youth, Oh, stay; oh, stay! Time with remorseless tooth Shall gnaw your bloom away; Then say him nay. O flower-like years of youth, Delay, delay! Age knows for you no ruth; Then, till your latest day, Hold him at bay. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BETWEEN THE WARS by ROBERT HASS THE GOLDEN SHOVEL by TERRANCE HAYES ALONG WITH YOUTH by ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE BLACK RIVIERA by MARK JARMAN AN ENGLISH MOTHER by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON |
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