(From @3Ompbale and Herakles@1) SIMAETHA: His heart were lightened, I believe, to see us Feign o'er this roof to sail as girls at Rhodes Skim meadows close beside the sea when all The little ones swoop round us curtseying; They call themselves the white-winged birds, and woo us As stately ship is wooed by kittiwakes; For we have wider skirts and vests; they sing: "O wonder of the sea, On green waves riding, Thou drawest the heart of me To love confiding: My heart, oh, that is great As thou art, strong one, And starts on voyage elate E'en for a long one." Then we the elder girls grave-voiced reply: "Thy love is too light for me, Its home too near; What seemeth long to thee, Is short, I fear; Though ocean have isles afar, Where birds may nest, That, as night showeth star upon star, Adorn his breast; No isle, no rest, my goal; To sail as far as blue waves roll, That, that, has dreamed my soul, ...has dreamed my soul! That, that, has dreamed my soul!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 3 by EZRA POUND AMERICA TO GREAT BRITAIN by WASHINGTON ALLSTON THE LITTLE BOY LOST, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE WIND'S VISIT by EMILY DICKINSON |