The Son thou sentest forth is now a Thought-
A Dream. To all but thee he is as nought
As if he had gone back into the same
Bosom that bare him. Oh, thou grey pale Dame,
With eyes so wan and wide, what! knowest thou where
Thy Dream is such a thing as doth up-bear
The earth out of its wormy place? I’ the air
Dost see the very fashion of the stone
That hath his face for clay? Deep, deep, hast found
The texture of that single weight of ground
Which to each mole and mark that thou hast known
Is special burden? Nay, her face is mild
And sweet. In Heaven the evening star is fair,
And there the mother looketh for her child.
(Sydney Thompson Dobell)
More Poetry from Sydney Thompson Dobell:
Sydney Thompson Dobell Poems based on Topics: Faces, Fairness, Mind, Thought & Thinking, Dreams, Heaven, Place, Mothers- A Shower In War-Time (Sydney Thompson Dobell Poems)
- An Evening Dream (Sydney Thompson Dobell Poems)
- A Musing On A Victory (Sydney Thompson Dobell Poems)
- Bayonet Song (Sydney Thompson Dobell Poems)
- A Health To The Queen (Sydney Thompson Dobell Poems)
- Afloat And Ashore (Sydney Thompson Dobell Poems)
Readers Who Like This Poem Also Like:
Based on Topics: Mind Poems, Faces Poems, Heaven Poems, Fairness Poems, Dreams Poems, Place Poems, Thought & Thinking Poems, Mothers PoemsBased on Keywords: sentest, up-bear