carpe diem

’edmund waller’in "go, lovely rose" siiri ’carpe diem’ temalidir mesela;

go, lovely rose,
tell her that wastes her time and me,
that now she knows,
when i resemble her to thee,
how sweet and fair she seems to be.

tell her that’s young,
and shuns to have her graces spied,
that had’st thou sprung
in deserts where no men abide,
thou must have uncommended died.

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hayatin gelip gectigini, yarin gelir mi bilinemeyecegini bu nedenle guzellikleri yasamak gerektigini anlatir.