Living
Life
From Fifty Years & Other Poems (1917)
Living
Out of the infinite sea of eternity
To climb, and for an instant stand
Upon an island speck of time.
From the impassible peace of the darkness
To wake, and blink at the garish light
Through one short hour of fretfulness.
Cite this poem
MLA
Johnson, James Weldon. “Life.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/johnson_jw/34/.
Chicago
Johnson, James Weldon. “Life.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/johnson_jw/34/.
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