(26 April 1564 - 23 April 1616 / Warwickshire)

poet William Shakespeare
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Carpe Diem

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,
Journey's 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.

Submitted: Friday, January 03, 2003


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  • Jac Harper (12/26/2012 2:47:00 AM)

    I had a taste of youth, sweet and twenty recently... beautiful poem.

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  • * Sunprincess * (10/6/2012 3:28:00 AM)

    What's to come is still unsure..so carpe diem..beautifully expressed. :)

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  • Suelynn Walters (8/12/2012 11:29:00 AM)

    My Favourite Poet! I love him. How beautiful his words are. They touch my very soul.

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  • Kevin Straw (8/12/2012 9:50:00 AM)

    I have a feeling that coming might have rhymed with roaming in Early English. Does anyone know?

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  • Ramesh T A (8/12/2011 12:54:00 PM)

    Laughter is the end of mirth; so also lovers meeting is the end of journey of love! Very simple effective poem on love by Shakespeare the great!

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  • Venny Hayde (1/1/2010 2:00:00 PM)

    I had to sing this in our school's English play. It was embarrassing. But I really like the poem...and the 'updated version' by Shornjoe Crockpotter...hilarious!

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  • quercus : I've never got paid for my hits... (8/12/2009 7:03:00 PM)

    Shornjoe Crockpotter I wouldn't twitt about love...these days you never know who is at the other side...great write by the way - I'm sure Shakespeare wouldn't mind to stop by...

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  • William Rodenberg (8/12/2009 4:19:00 PM)

    exellent the manner in which he ascribes to youthful love to which no bounds are established and how now the two blissful lovers know not what fortunes lie ahead.

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  • Jeffrey Adams (8/12/2009 3:17:00 PM)

    This poem is execellent! !

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  • Kevin Straw (8/12/2009 5:43:00 AM)

    Who can say so much in so perfect a form?

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