INTO the valley of Death am I come, Into the asphodel meadow, Where in the grass there is never a tomb, Where there is rest and shadow! All of the world is estranged to my eyes, Scarce can I see you or hear you -- You that are far from my faint Paradise -- Though I am with you and near you. All that I hoped for and all that I was, Drops like a cloak from my shoulders, Leaving the soul unencumbered to pass Out of the ken of beholders. Yea, in the valley of Death I awoke, Pallid and strange as a vision. All of my sorrow is vanished as smoke -- These are the valleys Elysian! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON [APRIL 6, 1862] by KATE BROWNLEE SHERWOOD TO A DISTANT FRIEND by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH I GREET THEE by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS THE EVE OF BANNOCKBURN by JOHN BARBOUR PSALM 109 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE TO WEBSTER by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE SUPPLICATION by MARGARET H. BRANDON |