ALAS, the moon should ever beam To show what man should never see! -- I saw a maiden on a stream, And fair was she! I staid awhile, to see her throw Her tresses back, that all beset The fair horizon of her brow With clouds of jet. I staid a little while to view Her cheek, that wore in place of red The bloom of water, tender blue, Daintily spread. I staid to watch, a little space, Her parted lips if she would sing; The waters closed above her face With many a ring. And still I staid a little more, Alas! she never comes again! I throw my flowers from the shore, And watch in vain. I know my life will fade away, I know that I must vainly pine, For I am made of mortal clay, But she's divine! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE NEW EZEKIEL by EMMA LAZARUS CAMPS OF GREEN by WALT WHITMAN A PRIZE RIDDLE ON HERSELF WHEN 24 by ELIZABETH FRANCES AMHERST THE ROSEBUSH AND THE TRINITY by ALFRED BARRETT FOR NOEL (WHERE A GATE SWINGS EITHER WAY) by BEULAH ALLYNE BELL THE CONTRAST; THE SUNNY SIDE by LEVI BISHOP ON MR. FREDERICK PORTER'S ROOM OF PICTURES, 1930 by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |