The Collected Poems of Lord De Tabley [i.e. J. B. L. Warren] |
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THE OCEAN WOOD |
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THE OCEAN WOOD
Grey woods within whose silent shade
The ocean voice is dimly known:
Where undisturbed the violets fade,
And roses perish overblown.
The ocean voice is dimly known:
Where undisturbed the violets fade,
And roses perish overblown.
Calm rests the wave against the beach:
Calm rocks the wave-bird on its tide,
And calmer in their heaven than each,
The gleaming bands of sunset ride.
Calm rocks the wave-bird on its tide,
And calmer in their heaven than each,
The gleaming bands of sunset ride.
Soon will the ripple move again:
Soon will the shorelark flute its song:
And in sweet emphasis of pain
The rock-dove mourn the cliffs along.
Soon will the shorelark flute its song:
And in sweet emphasis of pain
The rock-dove mourn the cliffs along.
Sweet shall resound the curlew's wail,
New sails come sweeping up the sea.
But all the ships that ever sail
Will bring no comfort home to me.
New sails come sweeping up the sea.
But all the ships that ever sail
Will bring no comfort home to me.
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