And ever yearning.

But when he finds his love is out of reach

He turns away, nor utters sound nor speech;

And in the dark the tears that dim his sight

Fall on earth’s cheeks in showers of dewdrops bright,—

Dewdrops of pearl—the tears that heaven weeps,

And then Earth’s bosom swells. Her thousand deeps,

Her boundless oceans, rise once more to meet

The far-off loved one; and her mountain peaks