by Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

Language: English 
You are young, and I am older;
    You are hopeful, I am not --
Enjoy life, ere it grow colder --
    Pluck the roses ere they rot.

Teach your beau to heed the lay --
    That sunshine soon is lost in shade --
That now's as good as any day --
    To take thee, Rosa, ere she fade.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "To Rosa", 2008 [ baritone and piano ]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 53