It Is But Coming and Going
It is but coming and going; Laughing or weeping; In dark or day! Life is but a lay: Rings sad or gay. Depending on our singing.
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
It is but coming and going; Laughing or weeping; In dark or day! Life is but a lay: Rings sad or gay. Depending on our singing.
Life in these lines is compared to a simple song. Coming and going, laughing and weeping, darkness and daylight all move through the same melody. The speaker doesn’t pretend that pain or joy can be avoided; both are part of the tune.
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