Stretched on the sand while tawny sailors ply Between the shore and ship with casks and bales Out-cargoed for New Spain, two laddies lie Devouring the skipper's lurid tales Of pirates, shipwreck, monsters of the deep, And painted savages with poisoned spears -- Their hearts aflame, the lordlings vow to keep A tryst with High Romance in coming years. Sir Humphrey Gilbert with his crew has sped To Death's cold caverns underneath the sea; And by the block where royal blood was shed Sir Walter Raleigh's ghost broods timelessly -- But eager Youth, defying all mischance, Still vows to keep a tryst with High Romance. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE EXPECTED GENERAL RISING OF THE FRENCH NATION IN 1792 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE SONG OF WANDERING AENGUS by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS IMAGES: 1 by RICHARD ALDINGTON BAYARD TAYLOR by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH DINNER by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON AT A FUNERAL by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT LINES SUGGESTED BY A LATE OCCURRENCE by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD |