Ballade of Triumphant Time.
Oh, time is ever upon the wing, It flies like a gull o'er the shining sea ; It gathers lhe white bloom of the spring, And the immature apple upon the tree ; It gathers all matter from A to Z — From the trousers seat to the lamb of May ; Oh, time is fleeting in ruthless glee — To-morrow, to-day will be yesterday. Where is last Summer's engagement ring ? Where is last Summer itself, and she ? Mosquito, mosquito, where is thy sting ? Seaside, oh where, is thy victoree ? The plumbei must crumble, ah me, ah me ! Like snow he must fade from the earth away ! No purse can imprison the green-winged V : To-morrow, to-day will be yesterday. Not long to the skull can the front hair cling, The reaper is swinging his scythe care-free ; One day doth the bird in the garden sing, Then akimbo on Annabel's hat is he ; To time all subjects must bend the knee ; All beauty must dwindle in slow decay ; All flesh is grass and some grass is tea : To-morrow, to-day will be yesterday.
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Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 141, 14 March 1903, Page 13
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180Ballade of Triumphant Time. Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 141, 14 March 1903, Page 13
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