OH! bear me to the groves of palm, Where perfumed airs diffuse their balm; And when the noontide beams invade, Then lay me in the embow'ring shade; Where bananas o'er my head, Mingling with the tam'rind, spread; Where the long liannes combining, Wild festoons of flowers entwining; Fragrant cassia, softly blowing, Lime and orange, ever glowing; All their spicy breath exhale, To scent the pleasure-fanning gale. There her sweet ambrosial stores, Nature in profusion pours; The cocoa's nectar let me sip, The citron's juice refresh my lip; While round me hovering play Birds, in radiant plumage gay; And amidst the foliage, raise Melodies, in varied lays. There, in aromatic bowers, Be mine to pass the summer hours; Or by some clear cascade reclined; Whose dashing sound may lull the mind Wake the lyre and tune the song, Scenes of paradise among! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN ANATOMY OF THE WORLD: THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY by JOHN DONNE THE DAY IS DONE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW TWILIGHT by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW REMEMBERED MUSIC; A FRAGMENT by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL SONGS by RICHARD HENRY STODDARD MY CREED by HOWARD ARNOLD WALTER THE MEMORY OF THE HEART by DANIEL WEBSTER |