Beyond,—beyond the stifling inland nooks Well loved of flowers and birds and butterflies, And dim caerulean depths of summer skies, And pebbly plashing meadow-sweet-lined brooks, Out to the far-off sea my spirit looks; And seeks with fiery passionate surmise The shore where the eternal sea-waves' eyes Watch their sea-birds,—as these trees watch their rooks. Beyond these valleys,—beautiful indeed,— Beyond these haunts of heron, hawk, and jay,— Beyond flower-sprinkled scented dappled mead,— @3Thou@1 art; and thy dark hair is wet with spray, O my sea-bird: and all my soul would speed, Repressless, towards our waves and thee to-day! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE NIGHT-PIECE: TO JULIA by ROBERT HERRICK ITALY SWEET TOO! by JOHN KEATS PARADISE LOST: BOOK 1 by JOHN MILTON THE WIND SUFFERS by LAURA RIDING BIRTH by ANNIE RAYMOND STILLMAN ON HIS MISTRESS, THE QUEEN OF BOHEMIA by HENRY WOTTON |