The Mermaidens' Vesper-Hymn Poem by George Darley

The Mermaidens' Vesper-Hymn

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Troop home to silents grots and caves!
Troop home! And mimic as you go
The mournful winding of the waves
Which to their dark abysses flow!

At this sweet hour, all things beside
In amourous pairs to covert creep;
The swans that brush the evening tide
Homeward and snowy couples keep;

In his green den the murmuring seal
Close by his sleek companion lies;
While singly we to bedward steal,
And close in fruitless sleep our eyes.

In bowers of love men take their rest,
In loveless bowers we sigh alone!
With busom-friends are others blessed, -
But we have none! But we have none!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Alan McCartney 02 September 2022

I found this poem many years ago. I never tire of reading it. Sadly beautiful.

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