AS I was walking Alone by the sea, "@3What is that whisper?@1" Said Merlin to me. "Only," I answered, "The sigh of the wave" -- "@3Oh, no@1," replied Merlin, "@3'Tis the grass on your grave@1." As I lay dreaming In churchyard ground "@3Listen@1," said Merlin, "@3What is that sound?@1" "The green grass is growing," I answered; but he Chuckled, "@3Oh, no! 'Tis the sound of the sea.@1" As I went homeward At dusk by the shore, "@3What is that crimson?@1" Said Merlin once more. "Only the sun," I said. "Sinking to rest" -- "@3Sunset for East@1," he said, "@3Sunrise for West@1." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CONFESSIONAL by ROBERT BROWNING KILLED AT THE FORD by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW A WHITE ROSE by JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY AUTUMN: A DIRGE by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES by ALEXANDER ANDERSON VELLEN THE TREE by WILLIAM BARNES |