'Tis read of one, a ferryman of old, St. Christopher, who on his shoulders bore Across the torrent to the welcome shore The infant Christ. The alien waters rolled Their weltering weight tumultuous; but 'tis told The pilot swerved not 'mid the desperate roar Till landed safe, his tottering burden sore He trembled, lost in reverence, to behold. And thou to me, in that prophetic dream, Which led thee westward o'er the wandering main, Christ-laden, to the land whereof no gleam Had cleft the compass of the narrower brain, The legendary Christopher dost seem, Fulfilling all his destiny again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARMOR by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A VALEDICTION: OF THE BOOKE by JOHN DONNE THE CUMBERLAND by HERMAN MELVILLE SONNET: 97 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE ROWFANT CATALOGUE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT NOVEMBER by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE LAND by MAXWELL STRUTHERS BURT FOR THE DUE IMPROVEMENT OF A FUNERAL SOLEMNITY by JOHN BYROM |