I Would not Live Alway.
"I would not live alway," Why should I wish to stay, Now, when grown old and grey, Enduring slow decay? When power to do has fled, 'Twere better to be dead - The tree that's ceased to bear, Has no right to be there. Who cares to keep a bird Whose note is never heard? Yet many things abound, Encumbering the ground; Useless, unsightly wrecks, That only serve to vex The sight of those who boast All that those wrecks have lost. If God gave me this life, - Now, when worn out with strife, May I not give it back And move from out the track? This world is not for drones! The right to live each owns; But he to earn that right Must work with all his might. When power to do has fled, 'Twere better to be dead. The dog has had its day; - "I would not live alway."
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