Full Moon
July 5, 2023Sunset On The Cunimbla Valley, Blue Mountains
July 5, 2023My Grief on the Sea
MY grief on the sea,
How the waves of it roll!
For they heave between me
And the love of my soul!
Abandon’d, forsaken,
To grief and to care,
Will the sea ever waken
Relief from despair?
My grief and my trouble!
Would he and I were,
In the province of Leinster,
Or County of Clare!
Were I and my darling–
O heart-bitter wound!–
On board of the ship
For America bound.
On a green bed of rushes
All last night I lay,
And I flung it abroad
With the heat of the day.
And my Love came behind me,
He came from the South;
His breast to my bosom,
His mouth to my mouth.
Douglas Hyde
Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) was an Irish poet, writer, and politician. He is best known for his work in promoting the Irish language and culture, and was a key figure in the Irish nationalist movement. Hyde wrote several volumes of poetry, including "Love Songs of Connacht" and "The Bursting of the Bubble," and also served as the first President of Ireland.