While fates permit us, let's be merry;
Pass all we must the fatal ferry;
And this our life, too, whirls away,
With the rotation of the day.
Classic poem
TO ENJOY THE TIME
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- While fates permit us, let's be merry;
- Poet
- Robert Herrick
- Themes
- nature, death, choice
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