REMAIN thou in thy ocean-depths, Delirious dream, That erst so many a night My heart with false joy hast tormented, And now, an ocean-spectre, E'en in bright daylight threaten'st me -- Remain below, eternally, And I'll throw down to thee there All my sins and my sorrows, And folly's cap and bells That round my head so long have rattled, And the cold and glistening serpent-skin Of hypocrisy, Which so long hath twined round my spirit, My sickly spirit, My God-denying, angel-denying Unhappy spirit -- Hoiho! hoiho! Here comes the wind! Over the plain so destructive when smooth Hastens the ship, And my rescued spirit rejoices. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...QUESTION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON EPITAPHS OF THE WAR, 1914-18: 'EQUALITY OF SACRIFICE' by RUDYARD KIPLING AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH by HERMAN MELVILLE THE BUILDERS OF THE ARK by MARIA ABDY COMPANY COMMANDER by GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE |