A sweet A.E. Housman poem

The thoughts of others were light and fleeting,
Of lovers’ meeting, or luck and fame.
Mine were of trouble, and mine were steady;
So I was ready when trouble came.

– A. E. Housman

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A poem by A.E. Housman

By Jack Brummet
















This is a favorite small poem by A.E. Housman that has always stuck with me. . .

“The thoughts of others
Were light and fleeting,
Of lovers' meeting
Or luck or fame.
Mine were of trouble,
And mine were steady;
So I was ready
When trouble came.”

- A.E. Housman

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Sheer profundity from the poet E.A. Housman

This snippet is from a longer poem by the Victorian poet A.E. Housman, written in the 1890's. I've noticed this poem quoted a lot in various places in relation to our current economic woes.

The thoughts of others
Were light and fleeting,
Of lovers' meeting
Or luck or fame.
Mine were of trouble,
And mine were steady,
So I was ready
When trouble came.
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