STRANGE, strange for thee and me, Sadly afar; Thou safe beyond, above, I 'neath the star; Thou where flowers deathless spring, I where they fade; Thou in God's paradise, I 'mid time's shade! Thou where each gale breathes balm, I tempest-tossed; Thou where true joy is found, I where 't is lost; Thou counting ages thine, I not the morrow; Thou learning more of bliss, I more of sorrow. Thou in eternal peace, I 'mid earth's strife; Thou where care hath no name, I where 't is life; Thou without need of hope, I where 't is vain; Thou with wings dropping light, I with time's chain. Strange, strange for thee and me, Loved, loving ever; Thou by Life's deathless fount, I near Death's river; Thou winning Wisdom's love, I strength to trust; Thou 'mid the seraphim, I in the dust! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN DISPRAISE OF THE MOON by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE COLOGNE; EPIGRAM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE ASKING FOR ROSES by ROBERT FROST NORTHERN FARMER, NEW STYLE by ALFRED TENNYSON THE INCENSE BURNER by ABUS SALT |