O River of Yesterday, with current swift Through chasms descending, and soon lost to sight, I do not care to follow in their flight The faded leaves, that on thy bosom drift! O River of To-morrow, I uplift Mine eyes, and thee I follow, as the night Wanes into morning, and the dawning light Broadens, and all the shadows fade and shift! I follow, follow, where thy waters run Through unfrequented, unfamiliar fields, Fragrant with flowers and musical with song; Still follow, follow; sure to meet the sun, And confident, that what the future yields Will be the right, unless myself be wrong. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE USES OF POETRY by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS HATRED by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT THE HURRICANE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT I SAW THREE SHIPS by MOTHER GOOSE THE WOODSPURGE by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI S. MATTHIAS by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |