I asked the heaven of stars What I should give my love -- It answered me with silence, Silence above. I asked the darkened sea Down where the fishers go -- It answered me with silence, Silence below. Oh, I could give him weeping, Or I could give him song -- But how can I give silence, My whole life long? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHAMBER MUSIC: 20 by JAMES JOYCE SMALL COUNTRIES by JAMES GALVIN THE LAST MAN'S CLUB by JAMES GALVIN AMOUR by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TAPS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE MIDDLETON PLACE by AMY LOWELL SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: WILLIAM AND EMILY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |