TEARS of gold the heavens wept; They fell and were by billows swept Into the sea, 'mid coral caves, Where roll the ever-restless waves. And thus they lay, till they were found By mermaids on the ocean's ground. The sea-nymphs took the gems so rare, And wound them in their sea-green hair. And often now some summer's night The ocean gleams with golden light Caused by the mermaids sporting there With tears of gold in flowing hair. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO OF A TRADE by SAMUEL WILLOUGHBY DUFFIELD A VISION UPON [THIS CONCEIT] OF THE FAERIE QUEENE (1) by WALTER RALEIGH MY MARYLAND by JAMES RYDER RANDALL RICHARD CORY by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE YOUNG CARPENTER by AL-RUSAFI BALLDE DES PENDUS by THEODORE FAULLAIN DE BANVILLE APPLE-GATHERING by MATHILDE BLIND |