<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=536940" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Dangerous Pastime</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Is it a blessing, <br>To have nine lives? <br>Is it a blessing, <br>To Know no lies? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Is it a blessing, <br>To seek the Truth? <br>Is it a blessing, <br>To lose one's youth? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Is it a blessing, <br>To think these thoughts, <br>As Death takes sips, <br>From our life draughts? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Is it a blessing, <br>To hold her hand, <br>As it slowly fades, <br>And turns to sand? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Is it a blessing, <br>To die with her, <br>Or live on still, <br>A lonely cur? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And do my thoughts, <br>Yet waste my time? <br>And do your thoughts, <br>Still coincide? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And shall we walk, <br>And wish to fly, <br>And ask the skies, <br>For just more time? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Shall we yet wait<br>Your hand in mine? <br>And listen still<br>For a reply? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Or shall we live, <br>Woman and man, <br>And spend our time, <br>The best we can? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Curiosity killed the cat, <br>But the cat has nine lives.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Eight left, <br>what's next, <br>A dangerous pet<br>And a dangerous pastime!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Blake+Beckett">William Blake Beckett</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=536940" data-title="Dangerous Pastime de William Blake Beckett" data-description="Is it a blessing, To have nine lives? Is it a blessing, To Know no lies? Is it a blessing, To seek the Truth? Is it a blessing, To lose one's youth? Is it a blessing, To think these thoughts, As Death takes sips, From our life draught..."></div> </div> </div>

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