Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam by Ernest Dowson
Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam\n(The brief sum of life forbids us the hope of enduring long - Horace)\nby Ernest Dowson (1867 \u2013 1900)\n\nThey are not long, the weeping and the laughter, \nLove and desire and hate: \nI think they have no portion in us after \nWe pass the gate. \n\nThey are not long, the days of wine and roses: \nOut of a misty dream \nOur path emerges for a while, then closes \nWithin a dream.