Classic Poem

Roses are but for a day,
Amaranths endure forever;
Joys there be that fade away,
Dreams that perish never;
But, whate'er the future's holding, —
Crown of all, all else enfolding, —
Love lives on!

Well they know, who with content
Hear his oft-repeated story,
How to earthly glooms are lent
Reflexes of glory!
Rapture's first and final giver,
Star of Charon's rayless river, —
Love lives on!