And shall we build a little nest
In Arcady, in Arcady,
Where we can settle down and rest
In sweet security;
A place where sunbeams cast their spell,
And shadows play, and shadows play,
Where you and I and Love can dwell
Forever and a day?
And shall we go there, you and I,
In poppy time, in poppy time,
When fluffy cloudlets dot the sky
And clustered roses climb?
And shall we watch the seasons wane,
And come and go, and come and go,
And welcome April's golden rain,
And hail December's snow?
And will no other ever find
Our garden spot, our garden spot?
And shall we leave the world behind
And count it well forgot?
There boundless peace can come to us,
But trouble can't, but trouble can't.
And shall we live forever thus?
You bet your life we shan't.
by Dorothy Parker
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