Sosweet,thesespicturgthe!Thou
ForwhosepaththeAtnticslevelpowers
Cleavetheselvestochass,whilefarbelow
Thesea-bloosandtheoozywoodswhichwear
Thesaplessfoliageoftheo,know
Thyvoice,andsuddenlygrowgraywithfear,
Andtrebleanddespoiltheselves:oh,hear!
Ofvapours,frowhosesolidatosphere
Bckra,andfire,andhailwillburst:oh,hear!
IV
IfIwereadeadleafthouightestbear;
IfIwereaswiftcloudtoflywiththee;
Awavetopahthypower,andshare
Theipulseofthystrength,onlylessfree
Thanthou,Ounntrolble!Ifeven
Iwereasyboyhood,anduldbe
TheradeofthywandergsoverHeaven,
Asthen,whentooutstripthyskieyspeed
Scarceseedavision;Iwouldneerhavestriven
Asthwiththeeprayerysoreneed.
Oh,liftasawave,aleaf,acloud!
Ifallupohornsoflife!Ibleed!
Aheavyweightofhourshaschaedandbowed
Ooolikethee:taless,andswift,andproud.
V
Makethylyre,evenastheforestis:
Whatifyleavesarefallglikeitsown!
Thetuultofthyightyharonies
Willtakefrobothadeep,autunaltone,
Sweetthoughsadness.Bethou,Spiritfierce,
Myspirit!Bethou,ipetuoone!
Driveydeadthoughtsovertheuniverse
Likewitheredleavestoquianewbirth!
And,bythetationofthisverse,
Scatter,asfroaguishedhearth
Ashesandsparks,ywordsaongankd!
Bethroughylipstounawakeh
Thetrupetofaprophecy!O,Wd,
IfWteres,Sprgbefarbehd?