Why bind me now -- "I am that which I am" With change impossible; life seems no gain When unity is like a wandering lamb, Alone in flocks that crowd the grassy plain; We love the weird effects that nature makes: The sun ignites and dancing sparks entrance From brilliant light on ocean waves and lakes, -- All living things keep rhythm with the dance. Death is new life, though concepts rule as guides To answer self -- with happiness in mind; Time holds the truth, and common sense decides In seeking future unknown joys to wind: Tense wishes fire the air's electric spark Through shining open gateways we embark. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A DOUBLE BALLAD OF GOOD COUNSEL by FRANCOIS VILLON THALATTA! THALATTA!; CRY OF THE TEN THOUSAND by JOSEPH BROWNLEE BROWN THE EXAMPLE by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES WHAT MY LOVER SAID by HOMER GREENE ANNABEL LEE by EDGAR ALLAN POE THE NINE LITTLE GOBLINS by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY LET US HAVE PEACE by NANCY BYRD TURNER THE LAST BALLADE; MASTER FRANCOIS VILLON LOQUITUR by THOMAS BEER |