Percy Bysshe ShelleyI have sent books and music there, and all / Those instruments with which high spirits call / The future from its cradle, and the past / Out of its grave, and make the present last / In thoughts and joys which sleep, but cannot die, / Folded within their own eternity.
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One of my favorite lines from a poem is one that goes: “I have sent books and music there, and all / Those instruments with which high spirits call / The future from its cradle, and the past / Out of its grave, and make the present last / In thoughts and joys which sleep, but cannot die.” This is a beautiful piece of writing about hope in the face of tragedy. I think it’s true when we look at our life and see that we have been able to live more of the future than of the past. Our life has been full and happy and meaningful and we can say that we have had a good ride.
Source: Poetry And Prose
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