THERE is a Siren in the sea, And all day long she sings to me, Until my soul is no more free. I listen by the waves all day, Although, if free, I should not stay Beside a sea so cold and gray, But choose a spot all sun and light, With songs, and roses red and white, And stars that make men love the night. But all day long she sings to me Of love that is a memory More bitter than the bitter sea. She sings to me of other years, Nor will she cease until she hears That she has drowned me in my tears. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...QUESTION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON EVE SPEAKS by LOUIS UNTERMEYER A PETITION TO TIME by BRYAN WALLER PROCTER THE AUTHOR'S PARTING ADDRESS TO THE MUSE by BERNARD BARTON THE TITANIC by KATHARINE LEE BATES |