| William Wilfred Campbell, comp. The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse. 1913. | | | | The Lyre of Life | | By William Wilfred Campbell (1861–1918) |
| | | I AM a sad Aeolian lyre, | |
| On which the wind of destiny sings | |
| Earth’s discords, or her glad desire, | |
| Until some dread hand breaks my strings;— | |
| Until some dread hand makes me mute, | 5 |
| And Earth’s great organ tones, her roar | |
| Of Autumn on his wintry shore; | |
| Old Ocean’s voice, | |
| Bidding his mighty hosts rejoice; | |
| Spring’s melodies that thrill and soar, | 10 |
| Her viol, oboe, lute, and flute, | |
| Reverberate round my heart no more. | | | | |
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