To the virgins to make much of time

To the virgins to make much of time

GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,

GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,

Old time is still a-flying:

And this same flower that smiles to-day

To-morrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,

The higher he's a-getting,

The sooner will his race be run,

And nearer he's to setting.

That age is best which is the first, when youth and blood are warmer; but being spent, the worse and worst

Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time, and while ye may go marry:

For having lost but once your prime you may for ever tarry.

I have chosen “To the virgins to make much of time” as my second poem because I feel it has much useful meaning to it and also because I agree with the title of the poem. I feel that people should live life to the full whilst they can. The first line, I think is the best of the whole poem: “gather ye rosebuds while ye may”. This image means that we should find a man/woman whilst you’re still young and beautiful. The poem has a very simple rhyming pattern of ABAB. This means that the poem is fluid and rhyt...