A TRAVELLER came from across the seas Telling of strange sights. "In a deep fold of the sea-hills I saw a terrace and tower. In the midst there stood a Fairy Temple With one niche empty. They all told me this was waiting For Lo-t'ien to come." Traveller, I have studied the Empty Gate; I am no disciple of Fairies. The story you have just told Is nothing but an idle tale. The hills of ocean shall never be Lo-t'ien's home. When I leave the earth it will be to go To the Heaven of Bliss Fulfilled. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: AMI GREEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE DAY IS DONE by PHOEBE CARY THANKSGIVING DAY by LYDIA MARIA CHILD FRIENDSHIP by RALPH WALDO EMERSON THE VOICE OF SPRING by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS |