I asked the heaven of stars What I should give my love -- It answered me with silence, Silence above. I asked the darkened sea Down where the fishers go -- It answered me with silence, Silence below. Oh, I could give him weeping, Or I could give him song -- But how can I give silence, My whole life long? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN A CUBAN GARDEN by SARA TEASDALE THE HERETIC: 2. IRONY by LOUIS UNTERMEYER NIGHTINGALES by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES SHADOWS: 2 by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES AS I SIT WRITING HERE by WALT WHITMAN ANDRE'S LAST REQUEST [OR, REQUEST TO WASHINGTON] [OCTOBER 1, 1780] by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS |