ForwhosepaththeAtlantic'slevelpowers
Cleavethemselvesintochasms, whilefarbelow
Thesea-bloomsandtheoozywoodswhichwear
Thesaplessfoliageoftheocean, know
Thyvoice, andsuddenlygrowgraywithfear,
Andtrembleanddespoilthemselves: oh, hear!
Ofvapours, fromwhosesolidatmosphere
Blackrain, andfire, andhailwillburst: oh, hear!
IV
IfIwereadeadleafthoumightestbear;
IfIwereaswiftcloudtoflywiththee;
Awavetopantbeneaththypower, andshare
Theimpulseofthystrength, onlylessfree
Thanthou, Ouncontrollable!Ifeven
Iwereasinmyboyhood, andcouldbe
ThecomradeofthywanderingsoverHeaven,
Asthen, whentooutstripthyskieyspeed
Scarceseemedavision; Iwouldne'erhavestriven
Asthuswiththeeinprayerinmysoreneed.
Oh, liftmeasawave, aleaf, acloud!
Ifalluponthethornsoflife!Ibleed!
Aheavyweightofhourshaschainedandbowed
Onetoolikethee: tameless, andswift, andproud.
V
Makemethylyre, evenastheforestis:
Whatifmyleavesarefallinglikeitsown!
Thetumultofthymightyharmonies
Willtakefrombothadeep, autumnaltone,
, Spiritfierce,
Myspirit!Bethoume, impetuousone!
Drivemydeadthoughtsovertheuniverse
Likewitheredleavestoquickenanewbirth!
And, bytheincantationofthisverse,
Scatter, asfromanunextinguishedhearth
Ashesandsparks, mywordsamongmankind!
Bethroughmylipstounawakenedearth
Thetrumpetofaprophecy!O, Wind,
IfWintercomes, canSpringbefarbehind?
