Vitae Summa Brevis
Ernest Dowson
1867 to 1900
Track 1
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Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam
The sum of life forbids us the hope of enduring long. –Horace
They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,
Love and desire and hate:
I think they have portion in us after
We pass the gate.
They not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, closes
Within a dream.