STRANGE, strange for thee and me, Sadly afar; Thou safe beyond, above, I 'neath the star; Thou where flowers deathless spring, I where they fade; Thou in God's paradise, I 'mid time's shade! Thou where each gale breathes balm, I tempest-tossed; Thou where true joy is found, I where 't is lost; Thou counting ages thine, I not the morrow; Thou learning more of bliss, I more of sorrow. Thou in eternal peace, I 'mid earth's strife; Thou where care hath no name, I where 't is life; Thou without need of hope, I where 't is vain; Thou with wings dropping light, I with time's chain. Strange, strange for thee and me, Loved, loving ever; Thou by Life's deathless fount, I near Death's river; Thou winning Wisdom's love, I strength to trust; Thou 'mid the seraphim, I in the dust! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THALATTA! THALATTA!; CRY OF THE TEN THOUSAND by JOSEPH BROWNLEE BROWN THE AMERICAN FOREST GIRL by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS SONNET: 15. TO THE LORD GENERAL FAIRFAX by JOHN MILTON THE STENOGRAPHERS by PATRICIA KATHLEEN PAGE MADLY SINGING IN THE MOUNTAINS by PO CHU-YI LITTLE GOLDENHAIR by F. BURGE SMITH THE CAPTAIN; A LEGEND OF THE NAVY by ALFRED TENNYSON JERUSALEM; THE EMANATION OF THE GIANT ALBION: CHAPTER 2 by WILLIAM BLAKE |