I SAT under a delicate palm tree On a shore of sounding waves. I felt sure I was alone, Listening. A sea-gull flew by from France, A sea-gull flew by from Spain, A sea-gull flew by from Mexico! I laughed softly When they saw me: It was those travelers From foreign countries Changed my thoughts To laughter! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SELF-SEEKER by ROBERT FROST ODES II, 14 by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS TO MUSIC; A FRAGMENT by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY THE WELL OF ST. KEYNE by ROBERT SOUTHEY FIFTY FAGGOTS by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS MARE LIBERUM by HENRY VAN DYKE |