THE great world voice is calling, and the streams have lost their glory, For their restless waters journey to the ever-moving sea, And I am ever yearning as they seem to breathe a story Of the better things to be, the better things to be. The breeze is saying, "Hasten, we will cross the seas together, You and I together to a fairer world than this, Say, does the mountain keep you and the purple waving heather, Or the little girl you kiss, the little girl you kiss?" No more the valley charms me, and no more the torrents glisten, My love is plain and homely, and my thoughts are far away, The great world voice is calling, and with throbbing heart I listen, And I cannot but obey, I cannot but obey. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHAT DOES A WOMAN WANT? by KAREN SWENSON PRAYERS by HENRY CHARLES BEECHING THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 91. LOST ON BOTH SIDES by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI ODES: BOOK 2: ODE 9. AT STUDY by MARK AKENSIDE COMPENSATION by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE BRITAIN'S DAUGHTER by GORDON BOTTOMLEY A CATCH by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON TO THE KING, AT HIS ENTRANCE INTO SAXHAM, BY MASTER JOHN CROFTS by THOMAS CAREW |