What Is A Youth

What is a youth? Impetuous fire.

What is a maid? Ice and desire.

The world wags on.

A rose will bloom

It then will fade

So does a youth.

So does the fairest maid.

Comes a time when one sweet smile

Has its season for a while...

Then love's in love with me.

Some they think only to marry

Others will tease and tarry

Mine is the very best parry.

Cupid he rules us all.

Caper the cape

but sing me the song

Death will come soon to hush us along.

Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall.

Love is a task and it never will pall.

Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall

Cupid he rules us all.

A rose will bloom

It then will fade

So does a youth.

So does the fairest maid.