LIKE one who, doomed o'er distant seas His weary path to measure, When home at length, with favoring breeze, He brings the far- sought treasure; His ship, in sight of shore, goes down, That shore to which he hasted; And all the wealth he thought his own Is o'er the waters wasted! Like him, this heart, thro' many a track Of toil and sorrow straying, One hope alone brought fondly back, Its toil and grief repaying. Like him, alas , I see that ray Of hope before me perish, And one dark minute sweep away What years were given to cherish. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 41 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING MISS KILMANSEGG AND HER PRECIOUS LEG: HER BIRTH by THOMAS HOOD THE MOTHER'S LAMENT by ST. CLAIR ADAMS THE INDIAN GONE! by JOSIAH D. CANNING INFINITY by MABEL MUNNS CHARLES LINES FROM A NOTEBOOK - FEBRUARY 1807 (2) by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |