Live thy Life,
Young and old,
Like yon oak,
Bright in spring,
Living gold;
Summer-rich
Then; and then
Autumn-changed
Soberer-hued
Gold again.
All his leaves
Fall'n at length,
Look, he stands,
Trunk and bough
Naked strength.
More verses by Alfred Lord Tennyson
- In Memoriam A. H. H.: 7. Dark House, By Which Once More I S
- The Holy Grail
- Guinevere
- Early Spring
- In Memoriam A. H. H.: 126. Love Is And Was My Lord And King