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LIFE, believe, is not a dream
So dark as sages say;
Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day.
Sometimes there are clouds of gloom,
But these are transient all;
If the shower will make the roses bloom,
O why lament its fall ?
Rapidly, merrily,
Life's sunny hours flit by,
Gratefully, cheerily,
Enjoy them as they fly !
What though Death at times steps in
And calls our Best away ?
What though sorrow seems to win,
O'er hope, a heavy sway ?
Yet hope again elastic springs,
Unconquered, though she fell;
Still buoyant are her golden wings,
Still strong to bear us well.
Manfully, fearlessly,
The day of trial bear,
For gloriously, victoriously,
Can courage quell despair !
Charlotte Bronte
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JOE POEWHIT
(5/20/2009 3:32:00 AM) |
Died at 39, she captured the soul of life. Putting form a stiff upper lip and forging through life's trials. Crashes down on dreams in the beginning, giving reality the foundation of life.
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Gillena Cox
(5/20/2009 3:29:00 AM) |
In life there's sunshine and there's rain, i like the message here to accept the challenges of life and deal with them
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Jane Lermontov
(2/26/2009 8:26:00 AM) |
As an avid reader of all the works of the Brontes, a lifetime member of the Bronte Society and having been raised on the edge of Haworth Moor where they wrote and were inspired, I can honestly assure you that Charlotte will be giggling her heavenly crinolines off at some of these remarks! (do you think she'll be able to read them from heaven, Ron Flowers?) :)
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Ron Flowers
(5/20/2008 9:04:00 PM) |
Charlotte, I really like this poem. I like the positive message. It is a poem of hope.
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Michael Pruchnicki
(5/20/2008 1:16:00 PM) |
Charlotte Bronte could expect no better were she alive today
than the vulgar comment by Shorty and the lazy readers who
can't take the time to read poetry and put their knowledge of
grammar and versification to work!
The poem 'Life' requires three stanzas if the poem is to make sense
In the second stanza beginning 'rapidly' ends with 'they fly'! .
The repetition of adverbs ending in -ly and the verbs 'flit by' and 'fly'
increase the tempo. Read the brief quatrain aloud and you'll note
how quickly it seems to move, just as the days of our life rush by.
The third stanza introduces personification in Death and hope with
her golden wings which are buoyant enough to carry (bear) us up
out of our depression. Two more adverbs 'manfully' and 'fearlessly'
emphasize that we must bear up on the inevitable day of testing
(trial as in a court!) as courage (another personification) can defeat
(quell) despair as brave soldiers overcome an enemy on the battlefield!
Look back to the first stanza where the poet tells us that life is real,
that it is not a dream, an insubstantial thing. She uses the metaphor
of a rainy morning that soon passes, leaving flowers blooming in its
wake, so why shed tears over a little rain? Do not believe those who
see the dark side of life only-those wise people (sages) who are
really blind to the true beauty of life.
All in all, Bronte's 'Life' is a poem well worth reading and making
an effort to understand how a poem is made!
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Susannah Lauber
(5/20/2007 3:09:00 PM) |
I really enjoy this poem, and think that you describe life very well.
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Home Girl Shorty
(5/20/2006 10:31:00 PM) |
Hey dead lady, I really thought that ur poem was not that great, but ur doing good for a dead person and if u thought that this was mean u can always delet this wonderfuly written comment! ! ! !
Thank u and have a wonderful afterlife
OHHHH and amen, hope ur wit the one and only JESUS CHRIST AMEN don't forget 'the day of the trial bear' wat ever that means
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Sam C
(5/20/2006 9:49:00 PM) |
hey what does 'the day of the trial bear' mean?
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Kristin Davis
(5/20/2006 6:52:00 AM) |
A pleasant & enjoyable read! Look forward to reading more!
~~~~~~~~Kristin Davis~~~~~~~~~
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