An Elegy

 The senseless years' extinguished mirth and laughter
Oppress me like some hazy morning-after.

But sadness of days past, as alcohol -
The more it age, the stronger grip the soul.

My course is dull.
 The future's troubled ocean
Forebodes me toil, misfortune and commotion.


But no, my friends, I do not wish to leave;
I'd rather live, to ponder and to grieve -
And I shall have my share of delectation
Amid all care, distress and agitation:
Time and again I'll savor harmony,
Melt into tears about some fantasy,
And on my sad decline, to ease affliction,
May love yet show her smile of valediction.

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