(Sappho LXXIV) <br /> If death be good, <br /> Why do the gods not die? <br /> If life be ill, <br /> Why do the gods still live? <br /> If love be naught, <br /> Why do the gods still love? <br /> If love be all, <br /> What should men do but love?<br /><br />Bliss Carman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-death-be-good/
