I envy Seas, whereon He rides - I envy Spokes of Wheels Of Chariots, that Him convey - I envy Crooked Hills That gaze upon His journey - How easy All can see What is forbidden utterly As Heaven - unto me! I envy Nests of Sparrows - That dot His distant Eaves - The wealthy Fly, upon His Pane - The happy - happy Leaves - That just abroad His Window Have Summer's leave to play - The Ear Rings of Pizarro Could not obtain for me - I envy Light - that wakes Him - And Bells - that boldly ring To tell Him it is Noon, abroad - Myself - be Noon to Him - Yet interdict - my Blossom - And abrogate - my Bee - Lest Noon in Everlasting Night - Drop Gabriel - and Me | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLACK RIDERS: 9 by STEPHEN CRANE THE SONG OF HIAWATHA: PICTURE-WRITING by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE WIND AND THE MOON by GEORGE MACDONALD SONNET: 8 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE SWAMP FOX by WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS COWBOY VERSUS BRONCHO by JAMES BARTON ADAMS SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 19. THE SOUTHERN PASSION by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |