Farewell, Life! My senses swim, <br />And the world is growing dim; <br />Thronging shadows cloud the light, <br />Like the advent of the night,— <br />Colder, colder, colder still, <br />Upward steals a vapor chill— <br />Strong the earthy odor grows— <br />I smell the mould above the rose! <br /> <br />Welcome, Life! the Spirit strives! <br />Strength returns, and hope revives; <br />Cloudy fears and shapes forlorn <br />Fly like shadows at the morn,— <br />O'er the earth there comes a bloom— <br />Sunny light for sullen gloom, <br />Warm perfume for vapor cold— <br />I smell the rose above the mould!<br /><br />Thomas Hood<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/farewell-life-my-senses-swim/
