Why "the youthful hue"?

"Now therefore while the youthful hue,
Sits on thy skin like morning dew...."
Andrew Marvell 1621–1678 "To His Coy Mistress"

Consider it a tribute to one of my favorite English courses, TS Eliot's 1922 poem, "The Waste Land." Through this class we analyzed much of TS Eliot's work and read excerpts of the numerous allusions within his classic poem. One allusion to Andrew Marvell's poem "To His Coy Mistress" repeatedly led me to read the poem time and time again.

Opening, "Had we but world enough and time," the poem describes a man's plea to a woman to seize the day and youthful love. While a bit melodramatic, it is romantic in the sense of a whistful way of life--rosey-hued and fanciful.

I think the title is fitting not only for my experiences this year volunteering, but also a bit of a motto for life--to live with a youthful hue and perhaps a bit more maturity and wisdom each year.