I have desired to go
Where springs not fail,
To fields where flies no sharp and sided hail
And a few lilies blow.
And I have asked to be
Where no storms come,
Where the green swell is in the havens dumb,
And out of the swing of the sea.
Classic poem
Heaven--Haven: A Nun Takes The Veil
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- I have desired to go
- Themes
- nature, love, sea
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