gather ye rosebuds while ye may
gather ye rosebuds while ye may

gather ye rosebuds while ye may

The fear of the morrow dare not hold sway

Over the brave and merry who have claimed today

Fortune and chance may still fall in line

With words, wishes and whims of mine

Burgeoning yearnings, denser by the hour

Buds overwhelming this endless field

In their due time, blossoming into flowers

Mere ornaments before what fate might yield

– love, mia –