REMAIN thou in thy ocean-depths, Delirious dream, That erst so many a night My heart with false joy hast tormented, And now, an ocean-spectre, E'en in bright daylight threaten'st me -- Remain below, eternally, And I'll throw down to thee there All my sins and my sorrows, And folly's cap and bells That round my head so long have rattled, And the cold and glistening serpent-skin Of hypocrisy, Which so long hath twined round my spirit, My sickly spirit, My God-denying, angel-denying Unhappy spirit -- Hoiho! hoiho! Here comes the wind! Over the plain so destructive when smooth Hastens the ship, And my rescued spirit rejoices. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GRAND ARMY PLAZA by KAREN SWENSON TO FLUSH, MY DOG by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING CHRISTMAS CAROL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE HARP by RALPH WALDO EMERSON THE MINSTREL BOY by THOMAS MOORE BEAUTY'S ARMOURY by AL-HADRAMI MASKS by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |