O happy rosebud blooming <br />Upon thy parent tree, <br />Nay, thou art too presuming <br />For soon the earth entombing <br />Thy faded charms shall be, <br />And the chill damp consuming. <br /> <br /> <br />O happy skylark springing <br />Up to the broad blue sky, <br />Too fearless in thy winging, <br />Too gladsome in thy singing, <br />Thou also soon shalt lie <br />Where no sweet notes are ringing. <br /> <br /> <br />And through life's shine and shower <br />We shall have joy and pain; <br />But in the summer bower, <br />And at the morning hour, <br />We still shall look in vain <br />For the same bird and flower.<br /><br />Christina Georgina Rossetti<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gone-for-ever-2/
