In the Morning of Life
by Thomas MooreIn the morning of life, when its cares are unknown,
And its pleasures in all their new lustre begin,
When we live in a bright-beaming world of our own,
And the light that surrounds us is all from within;
Oh 'tis not, believe me, in that happy time
We can love, as in hours of less transport we may; —
Of our smiles, of our hopes, 'tis the gay sunny prime,
But affection is truest when these fade away.
When we see the first glory of youth pass us by,
Like a leaf on the stream that will never return,
When our cup, which had sparkled with pleasure so high,
First tastes of the other, the dark-flowing urn;
Then, then in the time when affection holds sway
With a depth and a tenderness joy never knew;
Love, nursed among pleasures, is faithless as they,
But the love born of Sorrow, like Sorrow, is true.
In climes full of sunshine, though splendid the flowers,
Their sighs have no freshness, their odour no worth;
\‘Tis the cloud and the mist of our own Isle of showers
That call the rich spirit of fragrancy forth.
So it is not \‘mid splendour, prosperity, mirth,
That the depth of Love's generous spirit appears;
To the sunshine of smiles it may first owe its birth,
But the soul of its sweetness is drawn out by tears.
Truth be told – it’s starting to seem as though every Disney cartoon movie is getting a live-action remake, especially with the recent releases of Aladdin and The Lion King. While we have nothing wrong with that and are enjoying each and every one of them so far, it’s safe to say that we’re no longer surprised by more coming out. And rumor has it that Disney’s next project is a live action version of the classic Pocahontas!
It’s reported that it will be very different than the cartoon we all grew up on, and is believed to be in its starting stages of production. The movie is also reported to be going in a more accurate direction of the true story, rather than the slightly romanticized cartoon story that was portrayed back in 1995. For those who don’t remember – the film created some tension from Native Americans for having depicted history wrongly and about what went on between Pocahontas and John Smith. It’s believed that the two never really had a romantic relationship.
While the live action remake is all still a rumor up in the air, we’re already getting real excited, although it will surely take at least a few years before it’s actually released for public viewing.
Fingers crossed….
