Love
Epigram VII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Love
The silvery laughter; eyes that sparkle bold,
Or droop in virgin rue;
The prattling words of wonder uncontrolled
When world and life are new;
The startled flight and dallying slow return,
And all their girlish sport; —
Ah me, that they time's ruinous truth must learn,
Their flowering be so short!
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram VII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/6/.
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