<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=358128" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Adolescence</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">There was a time when in late afternoon <br>The four-o'clocks would fold up at day's close <br>Pink-white in prayer, and 'neath the floating moon <br>I lay with them in calm and sweet repose. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And in the open spaces I could sleep, <br>Half-naked to the shining worlds above; <br>Peace came with sleep and sleep was long and deep, <br>Gained without effort, sweet like early love. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But now no balm--nor drug nor weed nor wine-- <br>Can bring true rest to cool my body's fever, <br>Nor sweeten in my mouth the acid brine, <br>That salts my choicest drink and will forever.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Claude+McKay">Claude McKay</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=358128" data-title="Adolescence de Claude McKay" data-description="There was a time when in late afternoon The four-o'clocks would fold up at day's close Pink-white in prayer, and 'neath the floating moon I lay with them in calm and sweet repose. And in the open spaces I could sleep, Half-naked to the shini..."></div> </div> </div>

solid border dashed border dotted border double border groove border ridge border inset border outset border no border blue green red purple cyan gold silver black