Come, for life is a frail moth flying Caught in the web of the years that pass, And soon we two, so warm and eager Will be as the gray stones in the grass.
Sara Teasdale
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Come, Rivers to the Sea (1915); Exact wording and attribution checked. Complete final stanza; an invitation to love under the pressure of mortality.
- Come, Rivers to the Sea (1915)
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