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Lo, here hath been dawning
Another blue day;
Think, wilt thou let it
Slip useless away?
Out of Eternity
This new day is born;
Into Eternity,
At night, will return.
Behold it aforetime
No eye ever did;
So soon it forever
From all eyes is hid.
Here hath been dawning
Another blue day;
Think, wilt thou let it
Slip useless away?
( Thomas Carlyle )
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a great Scotch writer of essays and history. He lived in Edinburgh, and later in London.
dawning : a day beginning
eternity : forever
Answer the following questions.
1) Why is the day called a “new day”?
2) Which lines remind us that the day will pass quickly?
3) What does the poet want us to think about?
4) Why does the poet repeat words in the last stanza?
5) What can we learn from reading this poem?