BECAUSE he brought no tears to her dear grave, Many and many there were Who whispered, when no single sign he gave, "He never cared for her." But down within the silence of his soul A surging ocean swept; Yet none could see the current onward roll, The tides that never slept. Because I stand in silence when your eyes Look softly into mine; Because no words to my poor lips arise, Because I give no sign; There are, perchance, those who would dare to say There is no heart in me. Beloved, let them cry! Be glad that they Can never sound our sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A FAT LADY SEEN FROM THE TRAIN by FRANCES CROFTS DARWIN CORNFORD NUPTIAL SLEEP by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI IDYLLS OF THE KING: THE COMING OF ARTHUR by ALFRED TENNYSON TO THE MAN-OF-WAR-BIRD by WALT WHITMAN THE VOW OF WASHINGTON by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER |