560. Life by Charlotte Bronte
b"C Bronte read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------\\n\\nLife\\nby Charlotte Bronte (1816 \\u2013 1855)\\n\\nLife, believe, is not a dream \\nSo dark as sages say; \\nOft a little morning rain \\nForetells a pleasant day. \\nSometimes there are clouds of gloom, \\nBut these are transient all; \\nIf the shower will make the roses bloom, \\nO why lament its fall? \\n\\nRapidly, merrily, \\nLife's sunny hours flit by, \\nGratefully, cheerily, \\nEnjoy them as they fly! \\n\\nWhat though Death at times steps in \\nAnd calls our Best away? \\nWhat though sorrow seems to win, \\nO'er hope, a heavy sway ? \\nYet hope again elastic springs, \\nUnconquered, though she fell; \\nStill buoyant are her golden wings, \\nStill strong to bear us well. \\nManfully, fearlessly, \\nThe day of trial bear, \\nFor gloriously, victoriously, \\nCan courage quell despair! \\n\\nFirst aired: 31 July 2009\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009"