Felicia Hemans in The New Monthly Magazine Volume 39 1833/Far Away

by Felicia Hemans

For other versions of this work, see Far Away (Hemans).

The New Monthly Magazine, Volume 39, Page 411

Far away.

Far away!—My soul is far away,
    Where the blue sea laves a mountain shore;
In the woods I see my brother play;
    Midst the flowers my sister sings once more,—
Far away!

Far away!—My dreams are far away,
    When, at midnight, stars and shadows reign;
"Gentle child," my mother seems to say,
    "Follow me where home shall smile again,"—
Far away!

Far away!—My hope is far away
    Where Love's voice young Gladness may restore:
O thou Dove! now soaring through the day,
    Lend me wings to reach that brighter shore,—
Far away!

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