REFLECTED on the lake, I love To see the stars of evening glow, So tranquil in the heaven above, So restless in the wave below. Thus heavenly hope is all serene, But earthly hope, how bright soe'el, Still fluctuates o'er this changing scene As false and fleeting as 'tis fair. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IRELAND; WRITTEN FOR THE ART AUTOGRAPH DURING IRISH FAMINE by SIDNEY LANIER THE DELICACIES by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THE SICK ROSE, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE NIGHT OF TRAFALGAR by THOMAS HARDY THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN'S TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE; ELECTION BALLAD by THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY THE VICTOR AT ANTIETAM [SEPTEMBER 17, 1862] by HERMAN MELVILLE |