Hoàng-Ân
REACHING
above the clouds
is the firmament
dividing humans and angels
between you and me
endless posibilities
stretch...
we come together
then
we part
but
goodwill
and tender words
bridge
the void between
on the day
of the last breath
humans turn spirits
and will walk
with angels
and face the Infinite..!!
today,
however,
I reach across all
to touch you
and we are:
One..!!
WILLIAM THOMPSON (1712-1766)
THE HAPPY LIFE
A book, a friend, a song, a glass,
A chaste, yet laughter-loving lass,
To mortals various joys impart,
Inform the sense, and warm the heart.
Thrice happy they, who careless laid
Beneath a kind-embowering shade,
With rosy wreaths their temples crown,
In rosy wine their sorrow drown.
Begone, ambition, riches, toys,
And splendid cares, and guilty joys--
Give me a book, a friend, a glass,
And a chaste, laughter-loving lass.
