DUMB and still was the heart of man By the river of Time: Far it stretched, and wide and free, This rapid river; on it ran, Through many a land and many a clime, On and on, and no tide turned, Down and down to Eternity. Dumb and still -- but the man's heart yearned For a voice to break the silence long; And there by the side of the heart of man Stood the spirit of Song. Then the waves laughed Down the river of Time; And the west wind and the south wind sang, And the world was glad, For now it had A voice to utter, in jocund chime, The joy it quaffed From the river of Time. But when the song grew low and sad, The trees drooped, The flowers were dim, And a dark cloud down from heaven stooped; The wind mourned, and tear-drops fell; And the world cried, grieving, "But for him We had not known but all was well!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 25 by THOMAS CAMPION A WHITE ROSE by JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON [APRIL 6, 1862] by KATE BROWNLEE SHERWOOD THE PALACE OF ART by ALFRED TENNYSON A DREAM OF DEATH by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS HIDE AND GO SEEK by HENRY CUYLER BUNNER A PARAPHRASE ON THE PRAYER, USED IN THE CHURCH LITURGY by JOHN BYROM |