A Romance
Without sails or lights there flees
A ship round the world without rest.
The moon shines down on the seas,
And weathered stands the mast.
A sinister Helmsman steers,
No blood flows in his veins,
No light shines from his eyes,
No thought stirs in his brain.
The waves beat, wild and savage;
She strikes a cliff, to founder,
But rides aloft, undamaged,
As swift as she went under.
Till raging sea-flood swells
In blood-bath weltering.
Troubled, the Helmsman quails;
This proves an evil thing.
The Spirits scream vengeful doom
Below and up on high.
The Helmsman’s plunged in gloom,
The ship goes shooting by.
To far-off lands she fares,
Where coasts and bays she sees,
Then flashes in mirror-fire,
Till kissed down by the seas.
(Karl Heinrich Marx)
More Poetry from Karl Heinrich Marx:
Karl Heinrich Marx Poems based on Topics: Sadness, Mind, World, Brain, Good & Evil- The First Elegy (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
- Lucinda (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
- Siren Song (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
- Human Pride (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
- The Pale Maiden (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
- Pustkuchen (False Wandering Years) (Karl Heinrich Marx Poems)
Readers Who Like This Poem Also Like:
Based on Topics: World Poems, Mind Poems, Sadness Poems, Brain Poems, Good & Evil PoemsBased on Keywords: blood-bath, sea-flood, undamaged