SOMEWHERE -- somewhere a happy clime there is, A land that knows not unavailing woes, Where all the clashing elements of this Discordant scene are hushed in deep repose. Somewhere -- somewhere (ah me, that land to win!) Is some bright realm, beyond the farthest main, Where trees of Knowledge bear no fruit of sin, And buds of Pleasure blossom not in pain. Somewhere -- somewhere an end of mortal strife With our immortal yearnings; nevermore The outer warring with the inner life Till both are wretched. Ah, that happy shore! Where shines for aye the soul's refulgent sun, And life is love, and love and joy are one! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 21 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING TO MR. THOMAS SOUTHERNE, ON HIS BIRTHDAY, 1742 by ALEXANDER POPE SONNET: 86 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE KISS TO THE FLAG by JEAN FRANCOIS VICTOR AICARD HILLS by GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE THE OLD MAID by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |