Love
The Halcyon Hangs O'er Ocean
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Love
The halcyon hangs o'er ocean,
The sea-lark skims the brine;
This bright world's all in motion,
No heart seems sad but mine.
To walk thro' sun-bright places,
With heart all cold the while;
To look in smiling faces,
When we no more can smile;
To feel, while earth and heaven
Around thee shine with bliss,
To thee no light is given,--
Oh, what a doom is this!
Cite this poem
MLA
Moore, Thomas. “The Halcyon Hangs O'er Ocean.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/453/.
Chicago
Moore, Thomas. “The Halcyon Hangs O'er Ocean.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/453/.
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