Poems (Allen)/Sea-Birds
LONESOME sea-gull, floating far Over the ocean's icy waste, Aimless and wide thy wanderings are, Forever vainly seeking rest;— Where is thy mate, and where thy nest?
SEA-BIRDS.
LONESOME sea-gull, floating far Over the ocean's icy waste, Aimless and wide thy wanderings are, Forever vainly seeking rest;— Where is thy mate, and where thy nest?'Twixt wintry sea and wintry sky, Cleaving the keen air with thy breast, Thou sailest slowly, solemnly: To fetter on thy wing is pressed;— Where is thy mate, and where thy nest?
O restless, homeless human soul, Following for aye thy nameless quest; The gulls float, and the billows roll,— Thou watchest still, and questionest;— Where is thy mate, and where thy nest?