I walk'd in the lonesome evening, And who so sad as I, When I saw the young men and maidens Merrily passing by. To thee, my Love, to thee-- So fain would I come to thee! While the ripples fold upon sands of gold And I look across the sea. I stretch out my hands; who will clasp them? I call,--thou repliest no word: O why should heart-longing be weaker Than the waving wings of a bird! To thee, my Love, to thee-- So fain would I come to thee! For the tide's at rest from east to west, And I look across the sea. There's joy in the hopeful morning, There's peace in the parting day, There's sorrow with every lover Whose true love is far away. To thee, my Love, to thee-- So fain would I come to thee! And the water's bright in a still moonlight, As I look across the sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: SHACK DYE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TO THE RIVER by EDGAR ALLAN POE THE CHALLENGE by ALEXANDER POPE HONEY DRIPPING FROM THE COMB by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY GOOD-NIGHT by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS SONGS OF LABOR: DEDICATION by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER |