WHEN on that joyful sea Where billow on billow breaks; where swift waves follow Waves, and hollow calls to hollow; Where sea-birds swirl and swing, And winds through the rigging shrill and sing: Where night is one vast starless shade; Where thy soul not afraid, Though all alone unlonely, Wanders and wavers, wavers wandering; On that accursÈd sea One moment only, Forget one moment, Love, thy fierce content; Back, let thy soul be bent, -- Think back, dear Love; O Love, think back to me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FALLING ASLEEP by SIEGFRIED SASSOON ORANGE BUDS BY MAIL FROM FLORIDA by WALT WHITMAN THE TENT ON THE BEACH: 3. THE GRAVE BY THE LAKE by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER EPITAPH FOR A CONDEMNED BOOK by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE BEFORE AND AFTER by OLIVER MADOX BROWN THE LAMENT OF SIGISMUNDO IN LA VIDA ES SUENO by PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA |