SLEEP! to the homeless, thou art home; The friendless find in thee a friend; And well is he, where'er he roam, Who meets thee at his journey's end. Thy stillness is the planet's speed; Thy weakness is unmeasured might; Sparks from the hoof of death's pale steed -- Worlds flash and perish in thy sight. The daring will to thee alone -- The will and power are given to thee -- To lift the veil of the unknown, The curtain of eternity -- To look uncensured, though unbidden, On marvels from the seraph hidden! Alone to be -- where none have been! Alone to see -- what none have seen! And to astonish'd reason tell The secrets of the Unsearchable! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND: 1. LORD CRASHTON by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM A SONG FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT THE SPINSTER by CLARISSA BUCKLIN INSCRIPTION FOR THE DOOR OF [BROWNRIGG'S] CELL IN NEWGATE by GEORGE CANNING |