How have I thought of thee? as flies The dove to seek her mate, Trembling lest some rude hand has made Her sweet home desolate; Thus timidly I seek in thine, The only heart that throbs with mine. How have I thought of thee? as turns The flower to meet the sun, E'en though, when clouds and storms arise, It be not shone upon: Thus, dear one, in thine eye I see The only light that beams for me. How have I thought of thee? as dreams The mariner of home, When doomed o'er many a weary waste Of waters yet to roam; Thus doth my spirit turn to thee, My guiding star o'er life's wild sea. How have I thought of thee? as kneels The Persian at the shrine Of his resplendent god, to watch His earliest glories shine; Thus doth my spirit bow to thee, My soul's own radiant deity. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEY ACCUSE ME OF NOT TALKING by HAYDEN CARRUTH BIRTHDAY POEM FOR THOMAS HARDY by CECIL DAY LEWIS NOT OUR GOOD LUCK by ROBINSON JEFFERS SYMPATHY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A PLANTATION BACCHANAL by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |