E Dowson read by Classic Poetry Aloud:
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Giving voice to the poetry of the past.
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Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam
(The brief sum of life forbids us the hope of enduring long - Horace)
by Ernest Dowson (1867 – 1900)
They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,
Love and desire and hate:
I think they have no portion in us after
We pass the gate.
They are not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream.
First aired: 1 March 2008
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