Tuesday, May 10, 2005

A Poem For the Ages

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he's a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he's to setting.


That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may, go marry;
For, having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry.

(below is the addition from my friend Lydia)
And if you stay at Katz for long,
You might keep getting dumber.
So I hope you're inspired by this song
To get a new job this summer.

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