Mythology & Folklore

O Waft Me to the Fairy Clime

by John Mitchell 1786–1856

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, vol. 4 (1855–57)

Mythology & Folklore

Oh! waft me to the fairy clime
Where Fancy loves to roam,
Where Hope is ever in her prime,
And Friendship has a home;
There will I wander by the streams
Where Song and Dance combine,
Around my rosy waking dreams
Ecstatic joys to twine.

On Music's swell my thoughts will soar
Above created things,
And revel on the boundless shore
Of rapt imaginings.
The rolling spheres beyond earth's ken
My fancy will explore,
And seek, far from the haunts of men,
The Poet's mystic lore.

Love will add gladness to the scene,
And strew my path with flowers;
And Joy with Innocence will lean
Amid my rosy bowers.
Then waft me to the fairy clime
Where Fancy loves to roam,
Where Hope is ever in her prime,
And Friendship has a home.

MLA

Mitchell, John. “O Waft Me to the Fairy Clime.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mitchell/2/.

Chicago

Mitchell, John. “O Waft Me to the Fairy Clime.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mitchell/2/.

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