Nature

VII

by Edward FitzGerald 1809–1883

From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Nature

Come, fill the Cup, and in the fire of Spring
Your Winter garment of Repentance fling:
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To flutter--and the Bird is on the Wing.

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FitzGerald, Edward. “VII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/39/.

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FitzGerald, Edward. “VII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fitzgerald/39/.

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