AS many stars as are aglow Deep in the hollows of the night As many as the flowers that blow Beneath the kindling light; As many as the birds that fly Unpiloted across the deep; As many as the clouds on high, And all the drops they weep; As many as the leaves that fall In autumn, on the withering lea, When wind to thundering wind doth call, And sea calls unto sea; As many as the multitude Of quiet graves, where mutely bide The wicked people and the good, Laid softly side by side; -- So many thoughts, so many tears, Such hosts of prayers, are sent on high, Seeking, through all Man's perished years, A love that will not die. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HERETIC: 1. BLASPHEMY by LOUIS UNTERMEYER SONNET TO A CLAM by JOHN GODFREY SAXE THE BLIND MAN by WILLIAM HERVEY ALLEN JR. LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND: 2. FINLAY by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM SUNSET ACROSS THE LAKE by AUGUSTA M. BARNEY TWILIGHT AND DREAMS by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE AN ANGRY WORD by MARGARET E. BRUNER |