How The Contrast

How the contrast with what went before never calculated what ill future years held in store How the contrast we had lore and we have more yet want we more how the contrast So it has come that we lost eager for life's love-fever seeing this disaster disaster after disaster and in the heavens before there looms more and more I jotted down a plan of action plan of salvation my hope, my calculation Yet with all this day after day continues this way a vessel that sinks midst waves surrounding the strong vessel grounding With all this score there be life's horizon immortality suspended and end be in store How the contrast with what went before never calculated what ill future years held in store