Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PICTURES OF TRAVEL: THE BALTIC, PART 1: 11. PURIFICATION, by HEINRICH HEINE Poet's Biography First Line: Remain thou in thy ocean-depths Last Line: And my rescued spirit rejoices. Subject(s): Hearts; Sea Voyages; Ships & Shipping | ||||||||
REMAIN thou in thy ocean-depths, Delirious dream, That erst so many a night My heart with false joy hast tormented, And now, an ocean-spectre, E'en in bright daylight threaten'st me -- Remain below, eternally, And I'll throw down to thee there All my sins and my sorrows, And folly's cap and bells That round my head so long have rattled, And the cold and glistening serpent-skin Of hypocrisy, Which so long hath twined round my spirit, My sickly spirit, My God-denying, angel-denying Unhappy spirit -- Hoiho! hoiho! Here comes the wind! Over the plain so destructive when smooth Hastens the ship, And my rescued spirit rejoices. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LIVE IT THROUGH by DAVID IGNATOW THE SHIP POUNDING by DONALD HALL ULTRAISTA ONEIRIC by ANSELM HOLLO THE NORTH SHIP by PHILIP LARKIN GOOD SHIPS by JOHN CROWE RANSOM |
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