 | The poetical works of John Godfrey Saxe |  |
SOMEWHERE.
Somewhere—somewhere a happy clime there is,A land that knows not unavailing woes,
Where all the clashing elements of this
Discordant scene are hushed in deep repose.
Somewhere—somewhere (ah me, that land to win!)
Is some bright realm, beyond the farthest main,
Where trees of Knowledge bear no fruit of sin,
And buds of Pleasure blossom not in pain.
Somewhere—somewhere an end of mortal strife
With our immortal yearnings; nevermore
The outer warring with the inner life
Till both are wretched. Ah, that happy shore!
Where shines for aye the soul's refulgent sun,
And life is love, and love and joy are one!
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