Allrownwithazuremossandflowers
Sosweet,thesespigthem!Thou
ForwhosepaththeAtlantic'slevelpowers
&hemselvesintochasms,whilefarbelow
Thesea-bloomsandtheoozyear
Thesaplessfoliageoftheoow
Thyvoidsuddenlygrowgray>
Andtrembleahemselves:oh,hear!
IV
IfIwereadeadleafthoumightestbear;
IfIwereaswiftcloudtoflywiththee;
Aahypower,andshare
Theimpulseth,onlylessfree
Thanthou,Ountrollable!Ifeven
Iwereasinmyboyhood,andcouldbe
TheradeofthywanderingsoverHeaven,
Asthestripthyskieyspeed
Scarceseemedavision;Iwouldriven
Asthuswiththeeinprayerinmysoreneed。
Oh,liftmeasawave,aleaf,acloud!
Ifallupohornsoflife!Ibleed!
Aheavyweightofhourshasdbowed
&oolikethee:tameless,andsroud。
V
&hylyre,eveis:
Whatifmyleavesarefallisown!
&ofthymightyharmonies
Willtakefrombothadeep,autumnaltone,
&houghihou,Spiritfierce,
Myspirit!Bethoume,impetuousone!
Drivemydeadthoughtsovertheuniverse
&heredleavestoquiewbirth!
Aionofthisverse,
Scatter,asfromaih
Ashesandsparks,mywmankind!
&hroughmylipstouh
&ofaprophed,
IfWinteres,gbefarbehind?