The infinite shining heavens Rose and I saw in the night Uncountable angel stars Showering sorrow and light. I saw them distant as heaven, Dumb and shining and dead, And the idle stars of the night Were dearer to me than bread. Night after night in my sorrow The stars stood over the sea, Till lo! I looked in the dusk And a star had come down to me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SEALS IN PENOBSCOT BAY by KAREN SWENSON THE MYSTIC'S VISION by MATHILDE BLIND FAITH AND DESPONDENCY by EMILY JANE BRONTE CINQUAIN: AMAZE by ADELAIDE CRAPSEY THE OLD CLOCK ON THE STAIRS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE SCHOOL GIRL by WILLIAM HENRY VENABLE |