The Oak by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Tennyson read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\n\n---------------------------------------------\n\nThe Oak\nby Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809 \u2013 1892)\n\nLive thy Life,\nYoung and old,\nLike yon oak,\nBright in spring,\nLiving gold;\n\nSummer-rich\nThen; and then\nAutumn-changed\nSoberer-hued\nGold again.\n\nAll his leaves\nFall'n at length,\nLook, he stands,\nTrunk and bough\nNaked strength.