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A poem about the value of old age and the meaning of life, written by the Victorian poet Robert Browning. The poem expresses the speaker's trust in God, his gratitude for his soul, and his hope for the future.
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GROW old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in his hand Who saith, ``A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!'' Not that, amassing flowers, Youth sighed, ``Which rose make ours, Which lily leave and then as best recall?'' Not that, admiring stars,
1889. Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in His hand. Who saith, 'A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be. afraid!' Not that, amassing flowers, Youth sighed, 'Which rose make ours, Which lily leave and then as best recall?'
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Rats! They fought the dogs and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cooks' own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted...
He concentrated on the special souls of men; seeking God in a series of personal interviews.He is called an optimist; but the word suggests a calculated contentment which was not in the least one of his vices. What he really was was a romantic. He offered the cosmos as an adventure rather...If Browning were less difficult to read, he would surely be the dominant poet in this century. I feel the ecstasy with which he exclaims, “Oh, good gigantic smile o’ the brown old earth this autumn...Profile in Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day(1873)Works by Robert Browning at Project GutenbergMay 9, 2020 · This article will explore Robert Browning’s idea of old age as it is conveyed in “Rabbi Ben Ezra,” “Pisgah Sights,” and “Jochanan Hakkadosh,” three poems in which Browning turns to Hebrew sources to explore philosophical and mystical narratives of aging.
[Robert Browning] - a poem by R S Adams Jr - All Poetry. "Grow old along with me." [Robert Browning] Shadows watch, silently smirking. I shrink slowly, small to sight, muddled in mind, unimportant in time. Waiting, trembling torment, but. dream to daffodil fields, beauty bright, God’s own light. defeating death’s darkness,
