Friday, May 1, 2015

Seize the Day


Listen to:

Ode 11 from Book 1

by Horace

performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode



Seek not to know, Leuconöe,
The death that waits both you and me –
            The gods forbid such quest;
Don’t go and talk with gypsies old,
And try to get your fortune told;
            Let’s take things for the best.

Perchance we long shall feel the blast,
Perhaps this wintry gale’s our last;
            Be wise, and drink—don’t bother;
E’en as we speak Time’s flying on,
So seize the day before it’s gone;

            We may not have another.

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