As the broad ocean endlessly upheaveth, With the majestic beating of his heart, The mighty tides, whereof its rightful part Each sea-wide bay and little weed receiveth, -- So, through his soul who earnestly believeth, Life from the universal Heart doth flow, Whereby some conquest of the eternal Woe, By instinct of God's nature, he achieveth: A fuller pulse of this all-powerful beauty Into the poet's gulf-like heart doth tide, And he more keenly feels the glorious duty Of serving Truth, despised and crucified, -- Happy, unknowing sect or creed, to rest, And feel God flow forever through his breast. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PROSPECT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING LOVE by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE A VALEDICTION: FORBIDDING MOURNING by JOHN DONNE GROWING OLD by FRANCIS LEDWIDGE TO A PORTRAIT by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS ODES: BOOK 1: ODE 9. TO CURIO by MARK AKENSIDE SATIRE: 5 by AULUS PERSIUS FLACCUS I SHALL HAVE PEACE AGAIN (WRITTEN AFTER READING 'RIDERS TO THE SEA' by FLORA LOUISE BAILEY |