How may I lift my head?
What is that silence? Hark—
The sound of dreams is fled!
The breath of slumber lies,
Like perfume, on the Deep:
Night with a thousand eyes
Stares at herself in sleep.
PLAINT
Brief is Man’s travail here, and transitory
How may I lift my head?
What is that silence? Hark—
The sound of dreams is fled!
The breath of slumber lies,
Like perfume, on the Deep:
Night with a thousand eyes
Stares at herself in sleep.
Brief is Man’s travail here, and transitory