Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!—
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each to-morrow
Find us farther than to-day.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
In the world’s broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife!
Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act,—act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o’erhead!
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
How fun. You crack me up girlfriend.That's a lot of snow. I'm not a snow kind of gal. I like hot weather and palm trees.Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥
Well done for getting your switch done Marie :-)I see the camel had new friends are they having a lipstic competition LOL I hope you have a very Happy New Year well better than this one anywayBut please still don't do anything I would like sending the wrong Christmas cards to everyone what a jingle that was.Have a fantabulosatastic safe rest of week Marie 😷😷😷
Oh the snow, I sure hope we don't get any. Happy New Years Eve!!!
Great job on the switch. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful 2021. Happy New Year.
I'd love to have some of that snow!May this year bring new happiness, new goals, new achievements, and a lot of new inspirations on your life. Wishing you a year fully loaded with happiness, dearest Marie!
Happy New Year to you, Marie. May it bring good things to us and an end to this pandemic. It's snowing where I live right now, making all the old snow fresh again. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
Love your snowy scene and funny camels! Happy and Healthy New Year! Thank you for all your visits and comments on my blog in 2020