O LONESOME sea-gull, floating far Over the ocean's icy waste, Aimless and wide thy wanderings are, Forever vainly seeking rest: -- Where is thy mate, and where thy nest? 'Twixt wintry sea and wintry sky, Cleaving the keen air with thy breast, Thou sailest slowly, solemnly; No fetter on thy wing is pressed: -- Where is thy mate, and where thy nest? O restless, homeless human soul, Following for aye thy nameless quest, The gulls float, and the billows roll; Thou watchest still, and questionest: -- Where is thy mate, and where thy nest? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN by AGNES H. BEGBIE THE CHARM by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN MY ONLY TITLE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE DESERT WIND by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE EPISTLE TO MRS. SCOTT OF WAUCHOPE by ROBERT BURNS |