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Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! In the world’s broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven…
"Life is but an empty dream!" For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; "Dust thou art, to dust returnest," Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow
‘A Psalm of Life‘ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow describes the purpose of life, and how one should handle the sorrow and struggles along the way. The poem begins with the speaker contradicting a listener who wants to explain life to him as a matter of number and figures.
A Psalm of Life is a famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, inspired by Goethe and his own grief. It urges readers to live actively and make their lives sublime, leaving footprints on the sands of time.
"A Psalm of Life" was written by the famed New England poet and professor Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. First published in 1838 in the New York literary magazine The Knickerbocker, the poem was inspired by a conversation between Longfellow and a fellow professor.
Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.
Read the full text and annotations of Longfellow's poem, inspired by Goethe and his own recovery from depression. Learn about the meter, rhythm, themes and sources of this classic American poem.
