Athenasia
July 5, 2023A Fragment
July 5, 2023A Lament
O well for him who lives at ease
With garnered gold in wide domain,
Nor heeds the splashing of the rain,
The crashing down of forest trees. –
O well for him who ne’er hath known
The travail of the hungry years,
A father grey with grief and tears,
A mother weeping all alone. –
But well for him whose feet hath trod
The weary road of toil and strife,
Yet from the sorrows of his life
Builds ladders to be nearer God.
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer, playwright, and poet known for his wit, humor, and literary works such as The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. His life and career were cut short by his imprisonment for homosexuality.