At the door of life by the gate of breath, There are worse things waiting for men than death.
At the door of life by the gate of breath, There are worse things waiting for men than death.
Sleep and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet give thanks thou hast no more to live And to give thanks is good, and to forgive.
His life is a watch or a vision Between a sleep and a sleep.
Before the beginning of years There came to the making of man Time with a gift of tears, Grief with a glass that ran, Pleasure with pain for leaven, Summer with flowers that fell, Remembrance fallen from heaven, And Madness risen from hell, Strength without hands to smite, Love that endures for a breath Night, the shadow of light, And Life, the shadow of death.
© 2020 Inspirational Stories
© 2020 Inspirational Stories