Poet of Nature, thou hast wept to know That things depart which never may return; Childhood and youth, friendship and love's first glow, Have fled like sweet dreams, leaving thee to mourn. These common woes I feel. One loss is mine, Which thou too feel'st, yet I alone deplore; Thou wert as a lone star whose light did shine On some frail bark in winter's midnight roar; Thou hast like to a rock-built refuge stood Above the blind and battling multitude; In honored poverty thy voice did weave Songs consecrate to truth and liberty; -- Deserting these, thou leavest me to grieve, Thus having been, that thou shouldst cease to be. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE THREE PHILOSOPHICAL POETS by GEORGE SANTAYANA THE ARAB TO HIS FAVORITE STEED by CAROLINE ELIZABETH SARAH SHERIDAN NORTON ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1) by RICHARD HENRY STODDARD EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 33. LOVE KEEPS ALL THINGS IN ORDER by PHILIP AYRES FROM AN OFFICE WINDOW by FRANCES M. BALLARD LINES WRITTEN AT THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |