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To see our pathway strewn with flowers, / While 'neath their sunny hue, / We fear that many a rankling care / Lies hidden from our view; / To cull the flowers, to love their bloom, / A season to enjoy; / To mark the blast that rudely comes / Their beauties to destroy: --
Such is our life. How full of change!
How much of hope or fears!
Scarce on the cheek is seen the smile, / Ere it is lost in tears.
To see the cherished things of earth, / On which we placed the heart, / Fade, one by one, before our eyes, / And silently depart; --
This is our life -- and who can tell / What future hours may bring?
What hopes will cheer the panting heart, / While close to earth we cling?
The morning of our days are bright, / And could the vision last --
But 'tis forbid -- oh! changeful life, / How soon the dream is past!