I have seen peoples come and go <br />Alike the Ocean'd ebb and flow; <br />I have seen kingdoms rise and fall <br />Like springtime shadows on a wall. <br />I have seen houses rendered great <br />That grew from life's debased estate, <br />And all, all, all is change I see, <br />So, dearest God, take me, take me.<br /><br />Paul Laurence Dunbar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/old/
