Peace, peace and silence Except where a mocker swings on a wild rose. Scent of wax-petaled magnolias, Grey headstones covered with lichens, Their names and their dates all eroded. Here small shining lizards dart through the grasses. Blow gently O sea-winds through the long mosses That trail like mourning veils from the branches Of myrtle and live-oak. Be mute, O gulls, Let them dream on -- peace -- peace. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DE GUSTIBUS' by ROBERT BROWNING TOMMY [ATKINS] by RUDYARD KIPLING TO CHARLOTTE PULTENEY [IN HER MOTHER'S ARMS] by AMBROSE PHILIPS SONNET by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY FLOWER AND THORN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH MAPLE LEAVES by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH ROBIN REDBREAST by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM |