Shall I know thee when thou art changed and glad? Or wilt thou, if thou diest, wander far From me thy poet towards some alien star, That I, in heaven, may even there be sad?— Oh, shall I see the swift wheels of thy car Of glory traversing some distant sky? If that be so, 'tis then that I shall die, Finding how weak death's other arrows are! Or wilt thou be so changed that I shall gaze And know thee not, and seek in vain to mark Some far-off semblance of earth's tender ways? 'Twill hardly be so, though Fate's paths are dark. But, if I know thee not, say, "Love, rejoice!" And I shall know the tremble in thy voice. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SOLDIER'S DREAM by THOMAS CAMPBELL THE STORMING OF STONY POINT [JULY 16, 1779] by ARTHUR GUITERMAN SEASONS (1) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI HERO TO LEANDER by ALFRED TENNYSON EIGHTEEN SIXTY-ONE by WALT WHITMAN THE GARLAND OF SLEEP by AUGUSTE ANGELLIER HOMAGE TO QUINTUS SEPTIMIUS FLORENTIS CHRISTIANUS (1) by ANYTE SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 40. PANTHEISTIC DREAMS by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |