Collected poems of Henry Thoreau | ||
21
CARPE DIEM
Build not on to-morrow,
But seize on to-day!
From no future borrow,
The present to pay.
But seize on to-day!
From no future borrow,
The present to pay.
Wait not any longer
Thy work to begin;
The worker grows stronger,—
Be steadfast and win!
Thy work to begin;
The worker grows stronger,—
Be steadfast and win!
Forbode not new sorrow—
Bear that of to-day,
And trust that the morrow
Shall chase it away.
Bear that of to-day,
And trust that the morrow
Shall chase it away.
The task of the present
Be sure to fulfil;
If sad, or if pleasant,
Be true to it still.
Be sure to fulfil;
If sad, or if pleasant,
Be true to it still.
God sendeth us sorrow
And cloudeth our day;
His sun on the morrow
Shines bright on our way.
And cloudeth our day;
His sun on the morrow
Shines bright on our way.
Collected poems of Henry Thoreau | ||