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Poem by Sidney Lanier


Struggle


My soul is like the oar that momently
Dies in a desperate stress beneath the wave,
Then glitters out again and sweeps the sea:
Each second I’m new-born from some new grave.



Sidney Lanier


Sidney Lanier's other poems:
  1. Souls and Rain-Drops
  2. My Springs
  3. Laus Mariae
  4. A Florida Sunday
  5. Control


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