BRING from the east, bring from the west, Flowers for the hair, gems for the vest; Bring the rich silks that are shining with gold, Wrought in rich broidery on every fold. Bring ye the perfumes that breathe on the rose, Such as the summer of Egypt bestows; Bring the white pearls from the depths of the sea -- They are fair like the neck where their lustre will be. Such are the offerings that now will be brought, But can they bring peace to the turmoil of thought? Can they one moment of quiet bestow To the human heart, feverish and beating, below? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DESPAIR AND FEAR by EMILY DICKINSON CHANGED by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW SHE CAME AND WENT by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL TO MY MOTHER SLEEPING by MARY RUSSELL MITFORD ODE TO MASTER ANTHONY STAFFORD [TO HASTEN HIM INTO COUNTRY] by THOMAS RANDOLPH BROTHERLY LOVE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH FROM AN EXCAVATION ON THE WARRIOR RIVER by ESTHER BARRETT ARGO |