Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air;
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go;
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all -
There are none to decline your nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.
Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a large and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.
*Ella Wheeler Wilcox*
this was the unseen poem i had for my literature exam today. meaningful huh. haha. most of us did this one. it was easier to relate to.
phew...! this is the first time i ever wrote SO MUCH for my lit exam. haha. i wrote till my hands ached. and.. poor trees.. i crushed so many papers. haha. that was because the first few minutes i didnt know what to write. so i had to scribble something on the paper to get my juice flowing. haha. after that, everything i had in my mind just started to flow so smoothly onto the paper. and that caused my hand and my lil fingers to ache. so i had to stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch. haha. that's about it. gotta start mugging now.