ASPLASH on the dusky water, A cry on the winter air, As from the pit abyssmal Rises a soul's despair. The human ghouls of midnight Shiver beneath the snow, The painted women in terror Stand, and listen, and — go. Up in the deep of heaven, Gloomy and ghostly grey, The cry of the lost one falters — Falters, and dies away. Only a cry in the darkness, Only a swirl in the tide, Only a sinful woman Crossing the Great Divide! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE DEATH OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN by PHILIP FRENEAU THE INDIAN SERENADE by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY WILD PLUM BLOSSOMS by EVA K. ANGLESBURG THE VIAL by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE ACHIEVEMENT by MORRIS ABEL BEER MERCY PLEADS by LUCRETIA STOUT BELLOWS |