Poems (White)/Life
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For works with similar titles, see Life.
LIFE
Light and shade, light and shade—
That is how your life is made.
Fair and dark, fair and dark—
Hoot of owl, song of lark.
Dull and bright, dull and bright—
Now in vale, then on height.
Drear and fair, drear and fair—
Troubled sore, or without care.
High and low, high and low—
Now you're up—down you go.
Old and young, old and young—
Life is past ere begun.
Staid and gay, staid and gay—
With which one, as you may.
Near and far, near and far—
Catch a glimpse—the evening star!
Hope and fear, hope and fear—
Now a smile, then a tear.
On and back, on and back—
Here the road, there the track.
Love and hate, love and hate—
Early one, the other late.
First and last, first and last—
'Tis begun, then 'tis past.
Heaven and earth, heaven and earth—
Which is of the greater worth?
That is how your life is made.
Fair and dark, fair and dark—
Hoot of owl, song of lark.
Dull and bright, dull and bright—
Now in vale, then on height.
Drear and fair, drear and fair—
Troubled sore, or without care.
High and low, high and low—
Now you're up—down you go.
Old and young, old and young—
Life is past ere begun.
Staid and gay, staid and gay—
With which one, as you may.
Near and far, near and far—
Catch a glimpse—the evening star!
Hope and fear, hope and fear—
Now a smile, then a tear.
On and back, on and back—
Here the road, there the track.
Love and hate, love and hate—
Early one, the other late.
First and last, first and last—
'Tis begun, then 'tis past.
Heaven and earth, heaven and earth—
Which is of the greater worth?