by William Shakespeare. Song sung by Feste in Act II, scene iii, of Twelfth Night  




O mistress mine, where are you roaming?



O mistress mine, where are you roaming?
O, stay and hear! your true-love's coming,
That can sing both high and low.
Trip no further, pretty sweeting;
Journeys end in lovers meeting,
Every wise man's son doth know.

What is love? 'Tis not hereafter;
Present mirth hath present laughter;
What's to come is still unsure:
In delay there lies no plenty;
Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty,
Youth's a stuff will not endure.


Source:
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Written on 2014-10-05 at 09:24

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Count on Shakespeare to remind us that youth is wasted on the young! Thanks for posting. Great choice.
2014-10-10


Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Bravo!
2014-10-09