Content and peace urge not to flights above, Caged birds sing sweetest when they long for love; And hearts aware of bliss beyond their reach Endure a sacrifice that others preach. The soul that voices on the pulsing air Its ardent longing and divine despair Pours forth its song of unfulfilled desire Born of the fever of a soul on fire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPEAKING TERMS by JAMES GALVIN JONES'S PRIVATE ARGYMENT by SIDNEY LANIER TO NANNETTE FALK-AUERBACH by SIDNEY LANIER TO WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS ON TAGORE by MARIANNE MOORE HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 5 by EZRA POUND |