Songs from Vagabondia/A Song by the Shore
A SONG BY THE SHORE.
“Lose and love” is love’s first art; So it was with thee and me,For I first beheld thy heartOn the night I last saw thee.Pine-woods and mysteries!Sea-sands and sorrows!Hearts fluttered by a breezeThat bodes dark morrows, morrows,—Bodes dark morrows!
Moonlight in sweet overflowPoured upon the earth and sea!Lovelight with intenser glowIn the deeps of thee and me!Clasped hands and silences!Hearts faint and throbbing!The weak wind sighing in the trees!The strong surf sobbing, sobbing,—The strong surf sobbing!