Goaded and harassed in the factory That tears our life up into bits of days Ticked off upon a clock which never stays, Shredding our portion of Eternity, We break away at last, and steal the key Which hides a world empty of hours; ways Of space unroll, and Heaven overlays The leafy, sun-lit earth of Fantasy. Beyond the ilex shadow glares the sun, Scorching against the blue flame of the sky. Brown lily-pads lie heavy and supine Within a granite basin, under one The bronze-gold glimmer of a carp; and I Reach out my hand and pluck a nectarine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO SONGS OF A FOOL: 1 by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE SACK OF BALTIMORE by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS THE BOOK [OF THE WORLD] by WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN THE SILENT VOICES by ALFRED TENNYSON ONCE IN A WAY by ANTIPHILUS OF BYZANTIUM THE KNIGHTS: DEMOS REJUVENATED by ARISTOPHANES |