ZT: Poem of the day... They are not long

Source: http://poetry-fromthehart.blogspot.com/2011/08/they-are-not-long-ernest-dowson.html?m=1

 

They Are Not Long - Ernest Dowson

They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,
Love and desire and hate;
I think they have no portion in us after
We pass the gate.

They are not long, the days of wine and roses,
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream.