LIKE a king from a sunrise-land In fair ship sailing, With banners salt wings expand And pennons trailing; With wealth untold and a mind unknown, And a power to love and make friends of his own, And a power to leave those he likes not alone, Each new day comes to me, Like king from far east sailing Over the sea. In a barge with golden trappings For queen prepared, And, against the cold, rich wrappings And furs deep-haired, To lands afar, by a force unguessed, Where the face reveals what hides in the breast, And by doubt of another no heart is distressed, Some nights have carried me, Like queen that homeward fared Over the sea. O heart, be true and strong, That worth make thee each day's good friend; Then thou the hours of dark shalt spend Out there, where is no wrong. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A PSALM OF TRAVEL by GEORGE SANTAYANA IN A MYRTLE SHADE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE MASK by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE STORY OF ZERBIN AND ISABELLA, FR. ORLANDO FURIOSO by LUDOVICO (LODOVICO) ARIOSTO PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 39. AL-HAFIZ by EDWIN ARNOLD |