. The Haverfordian, Vols. 31-33, 1909-12 . J. RENDEL HARRIS PHOTOGRAPH BY MISS HELEN SHARPLESS IF LIFE IS LESS THAN A DAY. F life is less than a day And love is a thing to be wonWith a lute and a laugh and a layIn the fields and the highways of MayWhen the earth is warm in the sun. If life is less than a day Let me leave the puppets that preachAnd the proper who hear with dismayThe scandalous things that I say For a heart-easing wind-swept reach. If life is less than a day I must choose a fitting abodeAnd a comrade heart that is gayWho will sing when the piper will playOn the sea or the sunny
. The Haverfordian, Vols. 31-33, 1909-12 . J. RENDEL HARRIS PHOTOGRAPH BY MISS HELEN SHARPLESS IF LIFE IS LESS THAN A DAY. F life is less than a day And love is a thing to be wonWith a lute and a laugh and a layIn the fields and the highways of MayWhen the earth is warm in the sun. If life is less than a day Let me leave the puppets that preachAnd the proper who hear with dismayThe scandalous things that I say For a heart-easing wind-swept reach. If life is less than a day I must choose a fitting abodeAnd a comrade heart that is gayWho will sing when the piper will playOn the sea or the sunny road. If life is less than a day And love can remain but an hourShall I grovel and weep and prayTo a god of my fancy or clay Or rejoice in the sun like a flower? If life is less than a day Shall I fetter my soul with a lawAnd cast all its beauty awayFor things the respectable say And bow to convention in awe. If life is less than a day She is sweet to her lovers I knowWho dress in a fools arrayBut reckon the price that they pay And whole hearted pay it and go. H. S. H.
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