Herman Melville (1819-1891)
Said it much better than I
And I quote:
'Backward and forward
Eternity is the same;
Already we have been
The nothing we dread to be.'
Dust we were once
Dust we again will be
With a brief instant
In between.
Enjoy while ye may.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Just about sums it all up - good one.