ALONG the shore, along the shore I see the wavelets meeting: But thee I see -- ah, never more, For all my wild heart's beating. The little wavelets come and go, The tide of life ebbs to and fro, Advancing and retreating: But from the shore, the steadfast shore, The sea is parted never: And mine I hold thee evermore, Forever and forever. Along the shore, along the shore I hear the waves resounding, But thou wilt cross them nevermore For all my wild heart's bounding: The moon comes out above the tide And quiets all the billows wide Her pathway bright surrounding: Thus on the shore, the dreary shore, I walk with weak endeavor: I have thy love's light evermore, Forever and forever. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FLORIDA SUNDAY by SIDNEY LANIER EARTH'S ANSWER, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE HARP by RALPH WALDO EMERSON THE TEMPER (1) by GEORGE HERBERT THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE by EDWARD LEAR JINNY THE JUST by MATTHEW PRIOR METAMORPHOSES: BOOK 8. BAUCIS AND PHILEMON by PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO |