Drink Deep Poem by Henry Herbert Knibbs

Drink Deep

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Never twice in the world you find,
A lad whose heart is the gold you spend,
And his free hand of your heart, in kind,
When the joy of each is to give, not lend:
Yes one shall tarry and one shall sleep,
So while you stand in the sun, drink deep.
Soon, too soon shall the sunlight pass,
And one shall mourn in the starless night,
As he snaps the stem of an empty glass,
That brimmed of old with a brave delight:
And one of you twain must the vigil keep,
So while you stand in the sun, drink deep.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Birgitta Abimbola Heikka 03 September 2014

. Good advice. Enjoy the good days while they last.

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Paul Reed 02 September 2014

The brevity and preciousness of life and how we should enjoy each day. I love the line..'that brimmed of old with a brave delight'

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Paul Reed 02 September 2014

The brevity and preciousness of life and how we should enjoy each day. I love the line..'that brimmed of old with a brave delight'

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