The earth is glad of travail and laboring: The flower the whole sun's kiss is spent upon, The leaves light, as of sea depths smitten with sun And musical with incessant murmuring, -- Bound as a girdle, the strong sea's silver ring, Where thro' and thro' the deep, clear hair of night Stars tread the chattering tides and swollen with light Moon walks beneath the slow dawn's fervent wing, -- Earth, sea, -- to them the large, fresh, passionate deed Of life is glad and wise -- how wise is faith! Life's harvest flowers, death sows the exhaustless seed: We probe the intention till the soul has won Vista, -- awake at last! Yea! journeying on Equal and wise and free with life and death! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POST-IMPRESSIONIST SUSURRATION FOR THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER by HAYDEN CARRUTH TWILIGHT COMES by HAYDEN CARRUTH WORDS INTO WORDS WON'T GO by CLARENCE MAJOR THE NEW APOCRYPHA: BERENICE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 10 by EZRA POUND MODERN PARAPHRASE OF SHAKESPEARE'S SONNET 29 by GEORGE SANTAYANA |